Big Tornado in Gaylord

by aualum06 2022-05-20, 17:19

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by **DWags** 2022-05-20, 17:50

Kingston?

by **kingstonlake** 2022-05-20, 18:00

We had baseball sized hail. I wasn’t home. I was in Alpena. My parents live a couple miles away and they said it sounded like the roof was coming down. Said it looked like it was raining baseballs into the lake. She put one in the freezer lol.

by **kingstonlake** 2022-05-20, 18:10

Before anyone asks….. Yes I bitched my mom out for not putting a coin down for scale.

by AvgMSUJoe 2022-05-20, 19:47

Yikes

by **Motown Spartan** 2022-05-20, 19:55

Up North tornado?

by **Turtleneck** 2022-05-20, 20:38

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by **Nordic** 2022-05-20, 20:39

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Kingston, want an A/C unit?

by **kingstonlake** 2022-05-20, 20:48

Nordic wrote:
Turtleneck wrote:[tw]1527773682487140352?s=20&t=XZiwQnvLEujifcCtnGhfcQ[/tw]

Kingston, want an A/C unit?

by **tGreenWay** 2022-05-20, 21:21

Motown Spartan wrote:Up North tornado?

A rarity, indeed.

by **tGreenWay** 2022-05-20, 21:22

1 dead, 44 injured.

by **Nordic** 2022-05-20, 21:45

tGreenWay wrote:1 dead, 44 injured.

That sucks.

by aualum06 2022-05-20, 22:27

Trapper lives on the lake ? Maybe?

by **tGreenWay** 2022-05-20, 22:49

Nordic wrote:
tGreenWay wrote:1 dead, 44 injured.

That sucks.

Checked in on some friends in the area. Turns out, the tornado was less than a mile from a couple of them.

by **Trapper Gus** 2022-05-21, 07:23

aualum06 wrote:Trapper lives on the lake ? Maybe?

We were coming back from Traverse when it happened, had been shopping on the strip west of Gaylord around 1PM including a stop at the Goodwill.

Haven't tried to go up there, but as you all know, it sounds like it drove down M32 like a tourist trying to make it to work on Monday.

Was concerned about the reports of wind and hail but there was no damage or evidence where we are on the lake. No electricity of course but the main substations are along M32 and the local power station is about a mile south of it. I'm guessing Consumers shut power down until the get the damaged area sorted out.

Horrible for Gaylord,

by **MiamiSpartan** 2022-05-21, 08:14

Lead story on Good Morning America this morning. Crazy stuff. Sad.

by **kingstonlake** 2022-05-21, 10:32

by **tGreenWay** 2022-05-21, 11:11

You have old man hands, Kingston. Big Tornado in Gaylord 1494614055

by **kingstonlake** 2022-05-21, 11:41

tGreenWay wrote:You have old man hands, Kingston.

I mowed and weed whacked my yard. Did the same for my parents. I hadn’t moisturized yet. Get off my back!

by **Turtleneck** 2022-05-21, 12:37

kingstonlake wrote:

Stop posting your hands in every thread.

by **Travis of the Cosmos** 2022-05-21, 12:40

Looks like he’s fondling balls in this one.

I disagree turtleneck, keep posting hand pics. I want to see how spicy this gets

by **MiamiSpartan** 2022-05-21, 13:25

Turtleneck wrote:
kingstonlake wrote:

Stop posting your hands in every thread.

Dendro's comment went to his head.

by **kingstonlake** 2022-05-21, 14:14

MiamiSpartan wrote:
Turtleneck wrote:

Stop posting your hands in every thread.

Dendro's comment went to his head.

I see what you did there..

by **Turtleneck** 2022-05-21, 14:17

Travis of the Cosmos wrote:Looks like he’s fondling balls in this one.

I disagree turtleneck, keep posting hand pics. I want to see how spicy this gets

Oh, I thought he removed GreenWay's brain for maintenance.

by **Trapper Gus** 2022-05-22, 10:45

Two reported dead, both in the trailer park.

by **DWags** 2022-05-22, 10:58

Trapper Gus wrote:Two reported dead, both in the trailer park.

We’ve all heard the jokes about how trailer parks are tornado magnets. We know it’s because of the structure of trailers. They just can’t help you with winds over 100 miles an hour that last from 15 to 25 minutes. I don’t know what trailer parks are like, but it seems to me there should be some legislation that mandates every trailer park have some kind of shelter in place structure built before they allow the first trailer on the park. Maybe they do and people just don’t go in it. But whatever shelter in place building you have in your park it should be big enough to accommodate all the numbers of people living in your trailer park. Like I say maybe they have that rule I don’t know

by **kingstonlake** 2022-05-22, 11:20

Can you imagine being out fishing when that hit?

by **GRR Spartan** 2022-05-22, 12:23

See what happens when those foreign satellite lasers go heywire?

by **kingstonlake** 2022-05-22, 12:45

I think it’s Rodan pooping.

by **Floyd Robertson** 2022-05-23, 17:37

I was passing through Gaylord about 2PM Friday, temperature was 88 degrees. By the time I got to Mackinaw City it was 58 degrees. I've been in plenty of 20 degree temperature drops in under an hour, but I don't ever remember a 30 drop.

by **kingstonlake** 2022-05-23, 18:14

Floyd Robertson wrote:I was passing through Gaylord about 2PM Friday, temperature was 88 degrees. By the time I got to Mackinaw City it was 58 degrees. I've been in plenty of 20 degree temperature drops in under an hour, but I don't ever remember a 30 drop.

I was in cheboygan earlier in the day. Felt a little muggy and cool. Went into the store and came out and it felt like the temp dropped 10 degrees. I just missed the hail in Presque aisle. Me and my daughter went to the store after I got her from school. I could see a nasty cloud rolling through to the north by grand lake. I got home and everything looked normal. My mother called, they live about a mile and a half away as the crow flies, and said all hell broke lose and wanted to know if we were ok. I said why wouldn’t we? It’s nice out. haven’t seen a drop of rain or anything. Crazy how things can be completely different only a mile or so away.

by **The Pantry** 2022-05-23, 21:53

Don't mean to be insensitive but it's incredible only two died.

Best wishes to all in the area for recovery.

by **Trapper Gus** 2022-05-23, 21:55

Floyd Robertson wrote:I was passing through Gaylord about 2PM Friday, temperature was 88 degrees. By the time I got to Mackinaw City it was 58 degrees. I've been in plenty of 20 degree temperature drops in under an hour, but I don't ever remember a 30 drop.

Traverse had a similar drop in 30 minutes last week. Lake water temps verses air temps.

by **Other Teams Pursuing That** 2022-05-24, 12:51

i feel weird about golfing at treetops this week. any suggestions, kingston? i'm not sure i've been to gaylord besides to drive through it.

by **kingstonlake** 2022-05-24, 13:45

Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:i feel weird about golfing at treetops this week. any suggestions, kingston? i'm not sure i've been to gaylord besides to drive through it.

Garland resort in Lewiston is nice. Plus the Boyne properties in harbor springs/Petoskey. Arcadia bluffs is a great course just south of Frankfort

Lewiston 1/2hr SE of Gaylord
HS an hour NW of Gaylord
Frankfort 2hr SW of Gaylord

I know a couple guys that claim forest dunes in Roscommon is the best public course in the state.

by **Other Teams Pursuing That** 2022-05-24, 14:07

no we are already golfing tree tops twice they are running some play and stay deal in may

bars? food?

by **duffy munn** 2022-05-24, 15:12

Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:i feel weird about golfing at treetops this week. any suggestions, kingston? i'm not sure i've been to gaylord besides to drive through it.

Don't feel weird OTPT. I'm sure the people of Gaylord want things to carry on. Bring them your business and spend your $$ there.

by **Turtleneck** 2022-05-24, 15:18

Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:no we are already golfing tree tops twice they are running some play and stay deal in may

bars? food?

Yes, they do have bars and food in Gaylord.

by **DWags** 2022-05-24, 15:19

Turtleneck wrote:
Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:no we are already golfing tree tops twice they are running some play and stay deal in may

bars? food?

Yes, they do have bars and food in Gaylord.

What? Since when?

by **kingstonlake** 2022-05-24, 16:15

Sorry otpt. I’ve never hung out in Gaylord with the exception of eating at that one place. Sugar bowl maybe?

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