Chris Haenke looks at the remains of his house after a tornado in the neighborhood of Tuttle Park Drive in Union City, Mich., on Saturday, March 7, 2026. (Devin Anderson-Torrez/MLive via AP)
Powerful storms tore through parts of Michigan and Oklahoma, leaving a trail of destruction that included flattened homes and scattered debris. Volunteers helped residents sift through rubble and begin cleanup as the threat of severe weather lingers across the nation’s midsection.
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Volunteers work to clear branches felled by a storm a day earlier in Union City, Mich., Saturday, March 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)People stand outside a storm-damaged Menards store in the aftermath of a powerful storm that ripped through the area a day earlier, in Three Rivers, Mich., Saturday, March 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)Volunteers clear debris after a suspected tornado hit the area a day earlier, in Union City Mich., Saturday, March 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)A person searches through his belongings amid debris in the aftermath of a powerful storm that ripped through the area a day earlier, in Three Rivers, Mich., Saturday, March 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)A man clears tree branches from a rooftop in the neighborhood of Tuttle Park Drive after a tornado in Union City, Mich., on Saturday, March 7, 2026. (Devin Anderson-Torrez/MLive via AP)A storm-damaged home sits amid debris in the aftermath of a powerful storm that ripped through the area a day earlier, in Union City Mich., Saturday, March 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)Volunteers work to clear up debris in the aftermath of a powerful storm that ripped through the area a day earlier, in Union City Mich., Saturday, March 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)A volunteer clears branches felled by a storm that whipped up a tornado a day earlier, in Union City Mich., Saturday, March 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)A warped washing machine sits amid debris in the aftermath of a powerful storm that ripped through the area a day earlier, in Union City Mich., Saturday, March 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)Damage is seen on the outskirts of Prairie Rose Lane after a tornado in Union City, Mich., on Saturday, March 7, 2026. (Devin Anderson-Torrez/MLive via AP)Damage is seen to Menards after a reported tornado in Three Rivers, Mich., on Friday, March 6, 2026. (Devin Anderson-Torrez/MLive via AP)Damage is seen outside Menard’s store after a severe storm in Three Rivers, Mich., Friday, March 6, 2026. (Devin Anderson-Torrez/MLive via AP)Damage is seen to power lines and traffic signals after a reported tornado in Three Rivers, Mich., on Friday, March 6, 2026. (Devin Anderson-Torrez/MLive via AP)Damage is seen to the car Ashley Steel was stuck in as a reported tornado hit an Applebees in Three Rivers, Mich., on Friday, March 6, 2026. (Devin Anderson-Torrez/MLive via AP)A volunteer works to clear up debris in the aftermath of a powerful storm that ripped through the area a day earlier, in Union City Mich., Saturday, March 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)A volunteer works to clear debris a day after a storm whipped up a tornado through the area, in Union City Mich., Saturday, March 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)Volunteers are reflected in a puddle of water in the aftermath of a powerful storm that ripped through the area a day earlier, in Union City Mich., Saturday, March 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
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