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.
GAYLORD TORNADO: MICHIGAN TOWN RAVAGED BY RARE TORNADO
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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 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.