Date uploaded: 2022-05-22 20:29:29
A rare tornado barreled through a small Michigan community Friday, killing at least two people, injuring dozens and leaving wreckage in its wake.
At least 44 people were treated at nearby hospitals for their injuries after a tornado touched down in Gaylord and tore through the northern Michigan town of 3,600 residents about 230 miles northwest of Detroit.
Both of the people killed were in their 70's and lived at a mobile home park that was razed by the twister, said state police Lt. Derrick Carroll.
“There have been trailers picked up and turned over on top of each other. Just a very large debris field,” said Chris Martin, Otsego County fire chief.
The tornado had maximum winds of 140 mph has been rated an EF3 on the Enhanced Fujita scale, the local National Weather Service office tweeted on Saturday.
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📸: Kirthmon F. Dozier, Detroit Free Press; Courtesy of Kathy Pecar Lightbody;
