March 5–7 (United States) A small but significant and deadly tornado outbreak occurred between March 5–7, fueled by a large storm system. During the evening hours of March 5, a supercell tracked for several hours through northwestern Oklahoma into Kansas, producing multiple tornadoes. A mother and daughter were killed in
Major County, Oklahoma when the first significant tornado, rated EF2, touched down west of
Fairview. The intense winds struck their vehicle as they were driving near
US 60, throwing their car into a nearby field. Just a few minutes after the first tornado lifted, an EF1 tornado touched down and moved northwest of
Cleo Springs. It was followed by another long-tracked EF2 tornado that prompted multiple
PDS tornado warnings and caused damage near
Jet and
Helena. An EF1 tornado also impacted areas near
Wakita later that night. Elsewhere, trees were downed, and homes and power lines were damaged. with an EF1 tornado tracking over 13 miles in
Cass County, causing one fatality after the front of a home was destroyed. . A strong EF2 tornado hit
Three Rivers, Michigan, prompting a
PDS tornado warning. The tornado injured 10 people and caused significant damage to numerous businesses, including at a
Menards. The cyclic supercell continued moving to the east-northeast and produced a destructive high-end EF3 tornado near
Union City, Michigan, killing three people and injuring 12 others. The worst damage occurred near Union Lake, where a couple of homes were swept off their foundations. Michigan governor
Gretchen Whitmer issued a state of emergency in
Branch, St. Joseph, and Cass counties to coordinate an all-hands-on-deck response to the severe weather. Back in
Oklahoma, several tornadoes were reported in the east central and northeastern parts of the state. A powerful EF2 tornado went through communities north of
Tulsa and two people were killed after a low-end EF3 tornado struck the city of
Beggs, which damaged multiple homes and businesses as well. Tornadic activity continued overnight, spreading into Texas and Arkansas. A low-end EF2 tornado struck near
Prospect in
Marion County, Texas, injuring two people. A mid-range EF2 tornado touched down near
Willisville, Arkansas which damaged trees, lofted and destroyed a trailer and left one person injured. Overall, 32 tornadoes were confirmed during the outbreak, along with eight fatalities and 29 injuries. Governor Whitmer's office called for a probe into the absence of a tornado watch alert and questioned if it could be attributed to President
Donald Trump's
funding cutbacks to the National Weather Service.
March 10–12 (United States) , as seen from
Kankakee Community College on March 10 Another significant tornado outbreak occurred across much of the central United States, highlighted by a moderate risk of severe weather in parts of northern Illinois and northwest Indiana. Tornado watches were issued from Texas to Indiana during the late afternoon and early evening due to the risk of severe weather. A large and long-tracked EF3 tornado passed through the southern portions of
Kankakee, Illinois and the suburb of
Aroma Park, damaging over 500 buildings and killing one person, before crossing into
Indiana and striking
Lake Village, where it killed two people and damaged an additional 106 buildings. The
supercell also produced potentially record-breaking hail, with reports of hailstones in the Kankakee area, which, if confirmed, would break the former Illinois state record of diameter hail. The supercell continued producing tornadoes, including a large EF1 tornado near
Wheatfield, Indiana that caused three injuries, In addition to the tornadoes, a group of hailstorms impacted parts of the
Kansas City metropolitan area, producing baseball-sized hailstones in
Parkville, Missouri. Overall, 106 tornadoes were confirmed during the outbreak, along with three fatalities and 16 injuries.
March 15 (India) On the afternoon of March 15, an EF2 tornado struck parts of the
Mayurbhanj district in
Odisha, eastern India, causing significant damage. More than 100 homes were damaged, many of them traditional mud-and-thatch structures. Roofs were flattened, and debris was scattered across the area in Kia village,
Karanjia. Strong winds knocked down electric poles, uprooted large trees, cut power, blocked roads in several locations, and swept vehicles off the road. Two people were killed, and at least 29 others were injured, including six critically. ==April==