Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Friday declared a state of emergency for Otsego County after a tornado hit the Gaylord area and left significant damage to buildings and roads.
“I have declared a state of emergency for Otsego County to rush resources to the affected areas, and the State Emergency Operations Center has been activated to coordinate our state’s response,” she said while visiting the emergency operations center in Gaylord.
A rare northern Michigan tornado tore through Gaylord, a small city of about 4,200 people, on Friday, killing at least two people and injuring more than 40 others as it flipped vehicles, tore roofs from buildings, and downed trees and power lines….