MARTIN, Mich. (WOOD) — Days after an EF1 tornado ripped through the village of Martin, the community is coming together to support one another during the cleanup.
On Thursday, a tornado developed around the intersection of 114th Avenue and 16th Street and moved directly into Martin at 10:41 p.m.
A power pole was pushed over, and the tornado continued to develop as it went through Schnable Lake before damaging the nearby campgrounds, where several trailers were flipped, according to the National Weather Service. The worst damage was near the intersection of 116th Ave and US-131 and into downtown Martin, before the storm weakened on its way east.
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In the first 24 hours after the storm, crews with the Martin Township Fire and Rescue answered 34 calls for service. For a department that usually answers an average of 350 calls per year, “that’s a pretty significant amount of calls for 18 guys and gals to respond to,” Capt. Dillon Thomas, Martin Township Fire and Rescue, said…