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NWS confirms Union City tornado was EF3 in final report,
UNION CITY, MI (WTVB) - The National Weather Service has confirmed an **EF3** tornado with estimated peak winds of 160 mph struck the Union Lake and Union City area in Branch County,, on March 6, The ...
Mar 09, 2026
Union City residents return to their property, clean up begins
UNION CITY, MI (WTVB) - Recovery and cleanup efforts are intensifying in Union City today as the community begins grappling with the aftermath of a devastating EF3 tornado that struck Friday evening. ...
Mar 09, 2026
Branch County United Way launches Union City tornado relief effort
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - In response to the devastating EF3 tornado that struck Union City on Friday, March 6, Branch County United Way has established the Union City Tornado Relief Fund to provide dire...
Mar 09, 2026
All three Branch County tornado victims have been identified
UNION CITY, MI (WTVB) - The Branch County Sheriff's office has identified another victim killed Friday tornadoes ripped through Union City. The Sheriff's office says 63-year-old William Andrew Akers, ...
Mar 09, 2026
Union City tornado will go down as one of the strongest March twisters in Michigan history
UNION CITY, MI (WTVB) - The Friday tornado in Union City will go down as one of the strongest March tornados in Michigan weather history. As of Sunday night, the National Weather Service was still ass...
Mar 09, 2026
As clean up begins in Union City more severe storms are possible on Tuesday across southern Michigan
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - As Branch County residents begin the arduous task of clearing debris from Friday's devastating EF3 tornado, which claimed three lives in the Union City area, meteorologists are ...
Mar 09, 2026
Two of three killed in tornado have been identified
UNION CITY, MI (WTVB) - Over the weekend we learned the identities of two of the three people killed in Friday's tornado in the Union City area. 65-year-old Penni Jo Guthrie of Union City was killed w...
Mar 08, 2026
Governor declares State of Emergency for Branch, St Joseph and Cass counties
UNION CITY, MI (WTVB) - Governor Gretchen Whitmer officially declared a state of emergency for Branch, Cass, and St. Joseph counties on Sunday, following a Fridays' deadly tornado outbreak that tore t...
Mar 08, 2026
Coldwater girls basketball coach Ken Smoker announces retirement after 14 seasons
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Coldwater girls basketball coach Ken Smoker has announced his retirement after leading the Lady Cardinal program for fourteen seasons. Smoker ends his tenure with a 198-120 reco...
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Storms force Branch- Hillsdale-St Joseph Community Health Agency to relocate services
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency's location in Three Rivers was significantly damaged by the storms that came through the area Friday afternoon. Assessmen...
Mar 08, 2026
