(Lansing, MI) – Governor Gretchen Whitmer has declared a state of emergency for Branch, Cass, and St. Joseph counties as a result of the four tornadoes that hit the area Friday afternoon. The strongest was an EF-3 tornado that blasted Union City, killing three people there and was the deadliest twister to hit Michigan since 1980 when one hit downtown Kalamazoo. The first was an EF-1 tornado that hit Edwardsburg and killed a 12-year-old boy. An EF-2 tornado hit Three Rivers, destroying the Menards store there. The last was an EF-0 tornado that hit Clarendon Township.
The office of Governor Gretchen Whitmer is questioning why no tornado warnings were issued by the National Weather Service Friday when four twisters tore through southwest Michigan. Four people were killed, 12 others were injured in the tornadoes that hit Edwardsburg, Three Rivers, Union City, and Clarendon Township. Whitmer toured the damage via helicopter with Michigan State Police and says she is making all state resources available to people who were impacted by the storms.
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