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12-year-old boy among those killed in Southwest Michigan tornadoes
Four people died and 12 were injured as multiple tornadoes struck southern Michigan, with officials declaring a state of emergency in impacted counties.
- On Friday, March 6, a 12-year-old boy, Silas Anderson, was killed during tornadoes in Cass County, Michigan, and died at South Bend Memorial Hospital.
- A system pulling moisture from the Gulf combined with cooler Great Lakes air to create tornado conditions, with at least one confirmed near Union City, southern Michigan on Friday, the National Weather Service said.
- Around 3:12 p.m. Friday, Cass County Central Dispatch received a 911 call from the 68000 block of Conrad Road, Milton Township, reporting a possible tornado touchdown and a missing son; parents provided first aid when responders arrived.
- Governor Gretchen Whitmer activated the state's Emergency Operations Center Friday and confirmed four fatalities and twelve people injured in the Edwardsburg area and Union City.
- Michigan typically records 15 tornadoes a year, far fewer than Texas's 155 and Kansas's 96, while large toppled trees and power outages marked damage and deadly storms hit Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, cutting a 4-mile path and killing two.
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Boy, 12, Dies in Michigan as Devastating Tornadoes Continue to Hit the Central U.S.
Silas Anderson, 12, died following a 'weather-related incident' on Friday, March 6, according to the Cass County Sheriff's Office. At least seven other people have died amid the devastating storms in Michigan and Oklahoma.
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A series of tornado storms left at least four dead, including a 12-year-old boy, and more than a dozen injured in Michigan. Local media showed destroyed buildings, houses and cars. In turn, hundreds of homes ran out of electricity and other services. Read more
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