LANSING, MI — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer declared a state of emergency to five more counties Friday, April 17, bringing the total under a declaration statewide to 38.
Whitmer issued additional states of emergencies Friday in Eaton, Jackson, Kalamazoo, Mecosta and Muskegon counties. She also declared states of emergencies for the cities of Kalamazoo and Ann Arbor.
The city of Kalamazoo had issued a local state of emergency earlier in the day Friday, due to flooding in the area. Ann Arbor, meanwhile, was the site of one of seven tornadoes confirmed late Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning…