Gaylord Michigan

2022 - 5 - 21

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Gaylord, Michigan tornado causes significant damage (WZZM13.com)

National weather service employees would later observe the tornado as well and that "lots of damage being reported around Gaylord."

Injuries, damage reported after tornado tears through town in ... (USA TODAY)

Ambulances were taking injured people to hospitals, though no deaths were confirmed, the State Police said.

"To the entire Gaylord community — Michigan is with you," she said. One building appeared to be largely collapsed and a Goodwill store was badly damaged. "There are roofs ripped off businesses, a row of industrial-type warehouses," Thrasher said. The whole roof is missing. Lawson said the pace of people being brought to the hospital had slowed by Friday evening. Traffic lights stopped working and emergency vehicles are the only ones around.

One dead, 23 injured by tornado that ripped through Gaylord, Mich. (The Washington Post)

State Police confirmed the death from Friday afternoon's twister, which damaged the city about two and a half hours north of Lansing.

As it moved into Gaylord, the Weather Service warned of a “a confirmed large and extremely dangerous tornado.” It urged residents to take cover. “To the entire Gaylord community — Michigan is with you. “My heart goes out to the families and small businesses impacted by the tornado and severe weather in Gaylord,” Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) tweeted.

At least 1 killed, 44 injured when tornado touched down in Gaylord ... (WDIV ClickOnDetroit)

At least one person has died and 44 others were injured when a tornado touched down in Gaylord, Michigan on Friday, according to Gaylord Mayor Todd Sharrad.

“Well my heart was racing, I was very nervous because I had actually never seen a tornado before and never seen it in action with debris so I was pretty nervous. “So we don’t really know we don’t know the magnitude yet,” said Jim Keysor, of NWS. “We have a storm survey team out right now. We’re Michiganders, and we’re tough, resilient, and we’ve been through a lot of tough stuff together, especially in the last few years, and we will get through this.” “It’s been a tough week for Northern Michigan,” said Whitmer. “We’ve had the fire of the blue lake to today’s tornado right here in Gaylord, and I know it’s going to be a tough weekend for families here. NWS officials said they will be surveying the damage Friday afternoon and evening. MDOT also reported that debris were tossed onto nearby roads, including M-32. Drivers are asked to drive with caution in the area.

Deadly tornado damages homes, knocks out power in Michigan ... (CBC.ca)

A rare northern Michigan tornado tore through a small community on Friday, killing at least one person and injuring more than 40 others as it flipped ...

"There are roofs ripped off businesses, a row of industrial-type warehouses," Thrasher said. Other video showed extensive damage along the city's Main Street. One building appeared to be largely collapsed and a Goodwill store was badly damaged. Brian Lawson, a spokesperson for Munson Healthcare, said Gaylord-Otsego Memorial Hospital was treating 23 people who were injured by the tornado and that one person was killed. The patrol planned to hold a briefing Saturday morning. "I've never seen anything like this in my life," Mayor Todd Sharrard said. They took shelter in the walk-in cooler, where they could hear windows shattering. Her mother then called and she assured her mom she was OK. Three neighbouring businesses were destroyed, she said. At least half the building is still here. Thinking the weather outside looked "stormy, but not scary," she dismissed it and returned to what she was doing. The whole roof is missing. "I'm lucky I'm alive.

“Catastrophic” Damage in Gaylord Michigan Following Tornado ... (SaultOnline.com)

The same storm system that prompted Environment Canada to issue a severe thunderstorm warning for the Sault and area , produced a devastating tornado in ...

Heavy damage was being reported on homes and especially businesses along the highway M-32 “Catastrophic” damage is being reported in the western section of the town. The tornado is being investigated by National Weather Services.

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