Severe storms moved through East Texas overnight, prompting tornado warnings and leaving visible damage in parts of Upshur, Marion Counties.

Governor Greg Abbott directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management to activate state emergency response resources on March 4, 2026, as a multi-day severe weather outbreak began hammering the central United States with rotating thunderstorms,

Tornado hits east Texas, damaging homes and causing injuries. One man said he nearly lost his wife and daughter.

The main risks will be large hail and damaging winds; however, an isolated tornado is still a possibility.

A heavy line of storms moved through east Texas Friday night (March 6) into Saturday morning (March 7), bringing with it a reported tornado.

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.

We tracked powerful thunderstorms as they brought damaging tornadoes to parts of the Plains and Midwest Friday.

At least eight people were reported dead over two days after severe storms and tornadoes struck in Oklahoma and Michigan.

Storm coverage will range from isolated to scattered, with any storm capable of producing all modes of severe weather.