The Damage

The tornado made national news!  This is fisherman Bud's brother, who lives about ten houses away from the cottage on Little Long Lake.

According to reports, "the tornado southwest of Hickory Corners happened first. It touched down at 7:08pm on the northwest side of Little Long Lake in Prairieville Township, just north of the Barry-Kalamazoo county line, according to a preliminary report from the NWS. It traveled less than a half mile, tracking northwest before dissipating at 7:10pm. With estimated peak winds of 75 mph, it cut up a path up to 100 yards wide. The winds snapped trees and their limbs, dumping some on vehicles and houses."

Here is some damage we could see when we took the boat closer to look-- crazy how many trees were uprooted!