The tornado that stck the town of Gaylord also left more than 40 people jured. The ernor has clared a state of emergency.
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Rint Stephanie Kerw, center, holds her baby Octavi one arm and dog Pixie the other as she and her fay rry what they uld salvage om her home Nottgham Fort Mobile Home Park on Saturday Gaylord, Mich., followg a tornado the day before. Tornado are so unmon northern Michigan that Gaylord don't have a siren system to warn people about hazardo weather. The town of 4, 200 turned to cleanup Saturday, a day after a tornado wh 140 mph wds pummeled Gaylord, killg two people, jurg more than 40 and shockg rints who are more faiar wh snowstorms than sprg wdstorms.
Thera Haske sorts through bris om what was her garage after a tornado tore through Gaylord, Mich., on Friday.
" Gaylord, about 230 northwt of Detro, is a popular statn for skiers and snowmobilers the wter and golfers the summer.
GAYLORD TORNADO: MICHIGAN TOWN RAVAGED BY RARE TORNADO
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" Gaylord Police Chief Frank Claeys said the immediate moments after the tornado were tough for first rponrs. " John Boris of the weather service post Gaylord said the tornado passed through the muny about three mut but was on the ground the regn for 26 mut — a "fairly long" time. " Ined, the last notable wdstorm was 1998 when 100 mph straight-le wds raked Gaylord.
A rare tornado barreled through the small northern Michigan muny of Gaylord on Friday killg at least two people and jurg more than 40 others as flipped vehicl, tore roofs off buildgs and ed other Friday afternoon, at about 3:40 p. A mobile trailer park was also heavily tornado stck Gaylord, a muny of roughly 4, 200 people about 230 (370 kilometers) northwt of Natnal Weather Service on Saturday rated the twister an EF3 tornado, which rri "max wds of 140 mph.