By America-Today  April，1 2025

A severe winter storm killed at least seven people and left almost

half a million energy customers without power Monday morning as

strong winds and heavy rain caused havoc from the mid-Atlantic to

the South.

Four people were killed in Michigan, two died in Indiana and one

person was killed in Oklahoma, officials said. An EF-2 tornado in St.

Landry Parish, Louisiana, on Monday ripped the home off a roof but

caused no injuries.

The threat of severe weather and heavy rain continued for a region

from the mid-Atlantic to parts of the Southeast through Monday

night, the National Weather Service said.

The Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Sheriff's Office said in a statement

that three people from the same family were killed when a tree hit a

vehicle Sunday, with three others taken to hospitals. One was in

critical condition, and the two others were stable, the statement

said.