2026 Union City tornado

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During the afternoon hours of March 6, 2026, a short-lived yet deadly and destructive tornado tracked through Union City, Michigan. Part of a deadly tornado outbreak, this tornado was the third and most intense tornado spawned by a cyclic supercell in southwest Michigan. The tornado tracked 4.46 miles (7.18 km) through Branch County, destroying multiple homes along Union Lake, claiming the lives of 3, and injuring 12 more. This tornado was the strongest tornado to occur in Michigan in nearly 50 years, as well as the deadliest in the state since the 1980 Kalamazoo tornado.

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