A woman has scribed standg shock si an arts-and-crafts store Gaylord, Michigan, as a adly tornado barreled through on Friday afternoon, May 20, g major damage to the buildg along wh many a Facebook post, Brtany Gunrson scribed her oral: “I jt watched a tornado tear through Hobby Lobby while I stood ozen the isle. The screams. Watchg the roof e off. The wd and the ra and the darkns cshed through the back of the store and I jt stood there and watched bee I had no ia how to take ver.”At least two people were killed and 44 were jured by the tornado, officials said.Michigan Governor Gretchen Whmer issued a state of emergency for Otsego County to fast track rourc to affected areas. Cred: Brtany Gunrson via Storyful
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- GAYLORD TORNADO KILLS 2, JUR 44: WHAT WE KNOW
- 'MOST TERRIFYG EXPERIENCE OF MY LIFE': WOMAN TRAPPED HOBBY LOBBY DURG GAYLORD TORNADO
- LOLS SPEAK OUT ABOUT GAYLORD TORNADO, IMPACT ON THE NORTHERN MICHIGAN MUNY
GAYLORD TORNADO KILLS 2, JUR 44: WHAT WE KNOW
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GAYLORD — In a sign of progrs sce the tornado, work will start soon on the rebuildg of the Hobby Lobby and adjacent stor that were wiped out by the May 20, 2022 EF-3 tornado, wh wds as high as 150 per hour, tore the roof off of the Hobby Lobby buildg.
Constctn has begun (and) the tentn is to have the store open by the holidays, " said said the new Gaylord store "will be the latt prototype/sign" for the arts-and-crafts retail cha which has over 900 lotns, healg ntue a year after vastatg tornado GaylordWhat about Jimmy John's and Mric?
'MOST TERRIFYG EXPERIENCE OF MY LIFE': WOMAN TRAPPED HOBBY LOBBY DURG GAYLORD TORNADO
The bs that had to pletely rebuild are now havg issu wh rtaffg after beg closed for a year, " noted Pl Gunrson, executive director of the Gaylord Area Chamber of Commerce.
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.
" For rints who need help, MSP said a shelter is loted at E-Free Church Gaylord loted at 1649 E.
LOLS SPEAK OUT ABOUT GAYLORD TORNADO, IMPACT ON THE NORTHERN MICHIGAN MUNY
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.