Three people have been killed in an apparent tornado in southern Michigan on Friday, authorities said, as powerful storms ripped across the state, tearing the roof off a home improvement store and knocking down trees.

A threat of severe weather across the nation's midsection continued Saturday, a day after powerful storms whipped up tornadoes that killed four people in southern Michigan and two people in eastern Oklahoma.

The storms hit a broad swath of the nation's midsection, spurring tornado warnings and watches from to Iowa to Texas.

A tornado killed a mother and daughter in Oklahoma, as the region remains under continued severe weather risk. Storms are expected to reach Northeast Ohio Saturday.

Severe storms are sweeping across the central U.S., and forecasters warn tornadoes could turn dangerous across several states. On Thursday night, storms ripped through Oklahoma, and video from

Officials say a mother and daughter were killed as multiple tornadoes crossed northwest Oklahoma. More severe weather is expected Friday.

Large portions of the central United States are on the lookout for serious storms Friday, which could include dangerous hail and wind, along with potential tornadoes. The most severe weather is

Authorities in southern Michigan have searched through rubble and debris in the aftermath of suspected tornadoes that killed four people during powerful storms also blamed for two deaths in