{"id":1486872,"date":"2022-05-21T11:45:16","date_gmt":"2022-05-21T15:45:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1486872"},"modified":"2022-05-21T12:09:03","modified_gmt":"2022-05-21T16:09:03","slug":"michigan-governor-declares-state-of-emergency-after-deadly-tornado","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michigan-governor-declares-state-of-emergency-after-deadly-tornado\/","title":{"rendered":"Michigan Governor Declares State Of Emergency After Deadly Tornado"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmichigan-governor-declares-state-of-emergency-after-deadly-tornado%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1486872&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/05\/GettyImages-161135620.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>At least two people are dead and more than 40 have been injured in a powerful tornado that ripped through northern Michigan Friday night.<\/p>\n<p>Gov. Gretchen Whitmer declared a state of emergency for Otsego County, where the tornado tore through the city of Gaylord, ripping off roofs and flipping cars, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/05\/21\/weather\/gaylord-michigan-tornado-saturday\/index.html?utm_source=facebook&amp;utm_medium=news_tab\">according to CNN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are making available all state resources in cooperation with local response and recovery efforts,\u201d Whitmer said during a Friday night news conference.<\/p>\n<p>On Twitter, the governor also said the state would \u201cdo what it takes to rebuild,\u201d and thanked first responders.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy heart goes out to the families and small businesses impacted by the tornado and severe weather in Gaylord. To the entire Gaylord community\u2014Michigan is with you. We will do what it takes to rebuild,\u201d Whitmer said. \u201c[Michigan State Police] and other first responders are on site to assist residents. We\u2019re grateful to the police officers, firefighters, EMTs, utility workers, and so many others responding on the ground.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mspnorthernmi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@mspnorthernmi<\/a> and other first responders are on site to assist residents. We\u2019re grateful to the police officers, firefighters, EMTs, utility workers, and so many others responding on the ground.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Governor Gretchen Whitmer (@GovWhitmer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovWhitmer\/status\/1527775267787259905?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 20, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Click On Detroit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clickondetroit.com\/weather\/2022\/05\/21\/at-least-1-killed-23-injured-when-tornado-touched-down-in-gaylord-everything-we-know-so-far\/\">reported<\/a> that Michigan State Police said the tornado hit a mobile home park first and traveled two to three miles through an area with numerous shops and businesses.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would say it was on the ground for about two hours,\u201d Gaylord Mayor Sharrad told the outlet. \u201cIt did wipe out a Hobby Lobby, Jimmy Johns, Quick Lube on our west side of town, and then it came into town, and it wiped out a lot of homes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The National Weather Service <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weather.gov\/apx\/severe-2022May20\">explained<\/a> that the tornado came during a supercell thunderstorm that moved across the area, bringing the tornado to Gaylord and \u201cbaseball-sized hail\u201d to Posen, Michigan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt took out an insane amount of buildings and just jeopardized so many lives,\u201d Gaylord city council member Jordan Awrey told CNN. \u201cThe town is devastated.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Awrey\u2019s brother, Gabe, told the outlet \u201cIt\u2019s northern Michigan, it\u2019s very rare we get a tornado.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>CNN reported that Michigan gets about 15 tornadoes a year.<\/p>\n<p>Lt. Jim Gorno from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources told CNN that the aftermath was \u201ccatastrophic,\u201d adding that the tornado hit \u201ca busy downtown area, and it went right through it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>More than 6,000 customers in Otsego County are still <a href=\"https:\/\/poweroutage.us\/area\/county\/2678\">without power<\/a> at the time of publication.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At least two people are dead and more than 40 have been injured in a powerful tornado that ripped through northern Michigan Friday night.Gov. 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