Michigan experienced an EF-1 tornado on April 4 in Van Buren Township and four tornadoes including an EF-3 near Union City on March 6, the state's earliest EF-3 on record, amid NOAA's record warm and wet March boosting storm fuel from warm fronts, Gulf moisture and strong shear. Repeated patterns increased early tornado and flooding risks.
Source: National Weather Service. Original: https://www.weather.gov/fsd/april132026