Helping Gaylord after the tornado; cleanup and support effort from afar

Helping Gaylord after the tornado; cleanup and support effort from afar

People are being discouraged by MDOT and others to avoid Gaylord this weekend. Here are a few ways to help the ravaged city without setting foot in it.

People are being discouraged by MDOT and others to avoid Gaylord this weekend. Here are a few ways to help the ravaged city without setting foot in it.

Cooler Air On The Way
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Cooler Air On The Way

Severe weather shifts south, away from Michigan, but a departing cold front brings cooler air tomorrow and Monday. Meteorologist Lori Pinson has your forecast

Severe weather shifts south, away from Michigan, but a departing cold front brings cooler air tomorrow and Monday. Meteorologist Lori Pinson has your forecast

Weekend Showers and Storms
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Weekend Showers and Storms

Have your umbrellas ready to go this weekend. Rain and rumbles are in our forecast.

Have your umbrellas ready to go this weekend. Rain and rumbles are in our forecast.

Saturday Rain
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Saturday Rain

Storms are possible overnight into Saturday morning as a cold front moves across the state. In addition to the rain, look for cooler temperatures as winds shift to the northwest. Meteorologist Lori Pinson has the forecast.

Storms are possible overnight into Saturday morning as a cold front moves across the state. In addition to the rain, look for cooler temperatures as winds shift to the northwest. Meteorologist Lori Pinson has the forecast.

1 killed, 40 injured from Gaylord tornado in northern Michigan

1 killed, 40 injured from Gaylord tornado in northern Michigan

Munson Healthcare spokesman Brian Lawson said Friday that he had no details about the person who was killed or the conditions of those who were hurt by the tornado that rushed through Gaylord, a city of about 4,200 roughly 230 miles northwest of Detroit at around 3:45 p.m.

Munson Healthcare spokesman Brian Lawson said Friday that he had no details about the person who was killed or the conditions of those who were hurt by the tornado that rushed through Gaylord, a city of about 4,200 roughly 230 miles northwest of Detroit at around 3:45 p.m.

Friday temperatures spike into the high 80s with morning showers possible

Friday temperatures spike into the high 80s with morning showers possible

After that midweek cooldown, temperatures have returned to a more summer feel Friday. If showers form in the afternoon, there is a chance they could be severe - but only if they develop.

After that midweek cooldown, temperatures have returned to a more summer feel Friday. If showers form in the afternoon, there is a chance they could be severe - but only if they develop.

Warm blast is coming - 88 expected on Friday

Warm blast is coming - 88 expected on Friday

Hello gang, For the rest of Wednesday night cloudy with showers tapering off and a low of 54.

Hello gang, For the rest of Wednesday night cloudy with showers tapering off and a low of 54.

Coolest day of the week comes with likely rain Wednesday afternoon

Coolest day of the week comes with likely rain Wednesday afternoon

Temperatures won't grow much beyond where we're starting this morning, beginning in the mid-to-high 40s and rising to the low 60s.

Temperatures won't grow much beyond where we're starting this morning, beginning in the mid-to-high 40s and rising to the low 60s.

Holland's Historic Windmill
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Holland's Historic Windmill

In this Weather or Not, take a historical journey from the Netherlands to Holland Michigan as we examine the country's only working windmill. Lori Pinson has the story.

In this Weather or Not, take a historical journey from the Netherlands to Holland Michigan as we examine the country's only working windmill. Lori Pinson has the story.