Our thoughts and deepest condolences are with the student’s family, friends, classmates and all who knew and cared about him,” reads a letter from the superintendent.

The National Weather Service on Sunday provided updates on Friday’s tornadoes in Southwest Michigan.

A rare, early-season tornado in Michigan was the strongest to hit the state since 1977, and left four dead, including a 6th grader.

It was the deadliest day for tornadoes in Michigan since 1980, according to NWS records. The intensity of this outbreak also set records. Union City’s tornado, rated as a powerful EF-3 with wind speeds to 160 mph, is the earliest EF-3 tornado to have occurred in a Michigan calendar year.

Search and rescue efforts continue around Union City in Branch County Saturday morning after tornadic winds hit Michigan hard.

A confirmed tornado barreled through southern Michigan, hitting Union City, Three Rivers and other areas. Here's what we know.

Three people died and a dozen people have been injured in a storm in southern Michigan, according to the sheriff's office and weather officials.

A tornado was reportedly spotted on the ground near Edwardsburg, Michigan, prompting a warning from the National Weather Service for nearby areas in Cass County, Michigan. Storm trackers say the twister is moving toward Vandalia,