Devastatn Gaylord: A Timele of the May 2022 Tornado – 9&10 News

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• HERE WAS THE PATH OF THE GAYLORD TORNADO THAT LEFT TWO AD, 44 JURED
• GAYLORD TORNADO KILLS 2, JUR 44: WHAT WE KNOW
• DEVASTATN GAYLORD: A TIMELE OF THE MAY 2022 TORNADO
• GAYLORD TORNADO: MICHIGAN TOWN RAVAGED BY RARE TORNADO
• THE GAYLORD TORNADO RATED EF3 – 150 MPH WDS
• TAKG A LOOK AT THE AFTERMATH OF THE TORNADO THAT STCK GAYLORD
• ‘GAYLORD GONE. TORNADO’: INTENSE VIO SHOWS HOW POWERFUL EF-3 TORNADO WAS
• THEN AND NOW: SEE PHOTOS AS GAYLORD MUNY REVERS OM VASTATG TORNADO
• DEADLY GAYLORD TORNADO WAS THE STRONGT TO IMPACT MICHIGAN 10 YEARS
• GAYLORD TORNADO: 2 AD AFTER POLICE FD ANOTHER VICTIM OVERNIGHT NORTHERN MICHIGAN CY

HERE WAS THE PATH OF THE GAYLORD TORNADO THAT LEFT TWO AD, 44 JURED

The twister – wh maximum wds of 150 mph – also jured 44 people as tore through the town of Gaylord, which ss about 60 east of Traverse Cy the state’s Lower Pensula, g what officials scribe as “tastrophic” damage. “It took out an sane amount of buildgs and jt jeopardized so many liv, ” said Jordan Awrey, a Gaylord Cy Council member.

Brandon Smh, a 26-year-old Gaylord rint, said he was standg outsi his hoe about a quarter of a e om the tornado when he saw rollg over some tre, rellg that sound like a eight tra.

About 25, 000 people live Gaylord and Otsego County, acrdg to the US Cens Bure.

GAYLORD TORNADO KILLS 2, JUR 44: WHAT WE KNOW

Gaylord was unr a curfew until 8 a.

DEVASTATN GAYLORD: A TIMELE OF THE MAY 2022 TORNADO

More than a dozen hom and up to 50 rs have been lost due to the tornado, Gaylord Mayor Todd Sharrard told CNN, addg that cleanup efforts are unrway. “The muny of Gaylord is very, very strong and ’s tight-kn, ” Sharrard said.

“We are makg available all state rourc operatn wh lol rponse and revery efforts, ” Whmer said durg a news nference Friday night Gaylord. “My heart go out to the fai and small bs impacted by the tornado and severe weather Gaylord, ” she said on social media. “To the entire Gaylord muny – Michigan is wh you.

GAYLORD TORNADO: MICHIGAN TOWN RAVAGED BY RARE TORNADO

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.

THE GAYLORD TORNADO RATED EF3 – 150 MPH WDS

" 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. The tornado that ripped through Gaylord on Friday, killg 2 and leavg 44 jured, left nsirable wreckage s wake.

Collapsed mercial and rintial buildgs, downed power l and cshed vehicl were among the remnants of the persons acunted for after Gaylord tornado, Michigan State Police sayMore:Gaylord rints grapple wh the aftermath of vlent, rare tornado that left two adMore:Gaylord Councilman Vic Ouellette watched wife get 'slammed' wh tornado brisA batn of forc led to Friday's powerful tornado, acrdg to the Natnal Weather Service. The storm turned to what's lled a supercell thunrstorm, a type of storm that n produce ndns ripe for damage, cludg high wds and the kd of tornado that ripped through Gaylord. Gaylord has no tornado sirens, but rints do receive alerts through their cellphon.

TAKG A LOOK AT THE AFTERMATH OF THE TORNADO THAT STCK GAYLORD

Gretchen Whmer clared a state of emergency Friday Otsego County after a tornado touched down Gaylord and tore through the northern Michigan town, killg two people and jurg dozens. Rints of Gaylord, which has a populatn of about 3, 600, surveyed the wreckage Saturday morng, and began the gelg procs of cleang up the damage. Lrie Noa hled broken tree branch om her yard to the street Saturday morng near her hoe close to Gaylord's central bs rridor.

‘GAYLORD GONE. TORNADO’: INTENSE VIO SHOWS HOW POWERFUL EF-3 TORNADO WAS

" For rints who need help, MSP said a shelter is loted at E-Free Church Gaylord loted at 1649 E. 2 ad, dozens juredAt least 44 people were treated at nearby hospals for their juri om the tornado: 23 patients were treated at Otsego Memorial Hospal Gaylord, 12 at Graylg Hospal, eight at McLaren Northern Michigan Petoskey and one at Munson Medil Center Traverse Cy, acrdg to a tweet om Michigan State people were killed by the storm, acrdg to Councilman Vic Ouellette watched wife get 'slammed' wh tornado brisMore:Gaylord tornado ath toll creas to 2, jury unt remas at 44More:Here's how Michigan's statewi weather alert system worksAuthori also created a hotle for missg ncerned about missg people the regn n ll 989-705-3780.

It's unclear still how many people are missg and around Gaylord after the storm.

What led to the storm Gaylord was the victim of several weather variabl g together all at once a rare event for northern Michigan, acrdg to the Natnal Weather Service. What was damaged The ma bs rridor of Gaylord was h hard. A Goodwill Store Gaylord was also damaged.

THEN AND NOW: SEE PHOTOS AS GAYLORD MUNY REVERS OM VASTATG TORNADO

On Friday, May 20, 2022, an EF-3 tornado touched down the Gaylord area, killg two and jurg dozens vastatg tornado stroyed hom, bs and liv, and ed multiple gas leaks and left thoands whout power. M., a tornado warng update was issued, notg a tornado was on the ground movg towards Gaylord. (9and10news Se Staff)The tornado blew through Gaylord around 3:45 p.

Tornado crossed over M-32 Gaylord, stroyg the Goodwill store and damagg other bs.

M., another tornado warng update me notg was a large and extremely dangero wdows were blown out of this Ltle Caars Gaylord. (9and10news Se Staff)You n see the bright greens/reds to the left and right of Gaylord. Michigan Governor Gretchen Whmer clared a state of emergency Gaylord the late eveng hours of Friday, May 20.

DEADLY GAYLORD TORNADO WAS THE STRONGT TO IMPACT MICHIGAN 10 YEARS

It ed the majory of the damage around Gaylord.

This is the first tornado to ever touch down the Gaylord area. 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.

Gretchen Whmer, Gaylord, clared a state of emergency, allowg addnal rourc to be ed the revery effort. "My heart go out to the fai and small bs impacted by the tornado and severe weather Gaylord, " Whmer said Friday eveng, reported. Michigan State Police release photos of Gaylord tornado damage.

GAYLORD TORNADO: 2 AD AFTER POLICE FD ANOTHER VICTIM OVERNIGHT NORTHERN MICHIGAN CY

Devastatn ed by adly tornado Gaylord, Michigan (Michigan State Police Department). A hoe Michigan is seen wh storm damage after a tornado touch down Gaylord (Michigan State Police Department). Michigan rints' liv are uprooted after adly tornado Gaylord.

Followg the tornado Gaylord, I’ve clared a State of Emergency for Otsego County.

This image provid by Steven Bischer, shows an upend vehicle followg an apparent tornado, Friday, May 20, 2022, Gaylord, Mich.