Chicago [US], May 21 (ANI/Xinhua): One person was killed and more than 40 people were injured after a tornado ripped through Gaylord City in the northern part of US state of Michigan Friday afternoon, the Detroit Free Press reported.

The tornado, coming in the midst of a thunderstorm, touched down at 3:45 p.m. (0845 GMT) and traveled several miles over the course of several minutes, said Jim Keysor, meteorologist at the National Weather Service. It ripped through both residential and commercial areas.

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The tornado has ripped off the roof of a building, and put traffic lights out of function. Thousands of residents in the Gaylord area have lost power, according to the Consumers Energy Outage Map. Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has declared a state of emergency for the area.

Tornado was a rare occurrence in this part of Michigan, according to the National Weather Service. The last time Gaylord saw extreme severe weather was a windstorm in 1998. (ANI/Xinhua)

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