Tornado watch in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa
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Sirens were reported near Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport on Friday amid severe weather conditions.
At least five low-powered twisters have now been confirmed by the National Weather Service after severe storms early Wednesday.
Van Buren Township, MI – UPDATE (Sunday, April 5, 2026 - 6:25 PM): The National Weather Service in Detroit/Pontiac has now confirmed that an EF-1 Tornado did touchdown in the Belleville/Van Buren Township area of Wayne County during the severe thunderstorms on Saturday evening.
A reported tornado in Lena, Illinois, about 47 miles west of Rockford, has caused extensive storm damage, including possibly to schools that had students inside at the time.
The surveys come after a line of severe storms rolled across Michigan for several hours overnight into early Wednesday.
The tornadoes, which varied in severity, touched down in five different counties in southeastern Wisconsin, the National Weather Service said.
An active severe weather week brought at least eight tornadoes to Iowa. Here are the National Weather Service's confirmed reports.
Teams with the National Weather Service are assessing damage from April 14 storms to confirm whether tornadoes touched down in Sussex and other areas.
As least two tornadoes touched down in Wisconsin on Tuesday, April 14, causing major damage to buildings and businesses in southeast Wisconsin. In Waukesha County, the tornado was the most severe one the county has seen since 2010.
The National Weather Service issued a tornado warning for parts of Pennsylvania on Thursday.
And this wasn’t even the first big tornado outbreak of the year. Severe weather in March triggered 4 tornado touchdowns that injured dozens and killed four people. Michigan usually averages 13 to 15 tornadoes a year,