A Tornado was Sighted in West Branch, Michigan
By Kharla Jolly
@kobesbuddy (78833)
East Tawas, Michigan
June 23, 2024 1:15pm CST
West Branch is a city that's probably 35 miles west of Tawas City.
My brother Bill was doing laundry, at the same time Jay was in the laundry mat.
We're not close with Bill. He tends to take advantage of people, until they get sick of him.
Anyway, Bill was alarmed by a weather report that he'd received. Apparently, a tornado had been spotted in West Branch and it was moving towards Whittemore.
Whittemore is a very small town, maybe 18 miles from Tawas City.
Bill's concern was, this turbulent cloud was heading in our direction. We looked at the north-western sky and the cumulus clouds were black.
Yes, we did get a rain storm last night, but no tornado warnings.
Photo: Borrowed from Pixabay
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@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
23 Jun 24
No, Bill was worried about the trailer, where he lives. The tornado was traveling toward its location.
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@TheHorse (238306)
• Walnut Creek, California
23 Jun 24
@kobesbuddy Trailers are tornado magnets. 
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@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
23 Jun 24
@TheHorse I've seen photos of entire trailer parks, wiped out by a tornado It looked like piles of steel, ground metal and vinyl siding, with debris piled everywhere
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@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
24 Jun 24
It wasn't even a hard rain, just a light shower.
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@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
24 Jun 24
We received no warning, from the weather app on our phones.
@LadyDuck (502481)
• Italy
24 Jun 24
@kobesbuddy Usually we get warnings when the weather conditions are really bad.
@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
24 Jun 24
We had no weather warning on our phones.
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@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
24 Jun 24
Michigan gets tornadoes, as the weather vacillates from very hot to a colder temperature. This causes destructive turbulence, in the clouds.
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@Deepizzaguy (122162)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
23 Jun 24
Thank goodness you are okay since the storm did not come to your area.
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@Deepizzaguy (122162)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
24 Jun 24
@kobesbuddy I do not blame your brother since tornadoes are very dangerous.
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@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
23 Jun 24
We weren't afraid, but my brother was very worried:(
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@popciclecold (40214)
• United States
24 Jun 24
Wow, that cloud is scary looking. Glad you only got rain.
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@snowy22315 (208916)
• United States
24 Jun 24
That is one scary looking tornado in the pic. Glad everyone was OK.
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@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
24 Jun 24
That is a photo I borrowed from Pixabay.
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@LeaPea2417 (40029)
• Toccoa, Georgia
23 Jun 24
I wish tornadoes didn't exist at all.
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@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
23 Jun 24
Thanks, we didn't see a funnel cloud, but the sky was getting dark:(
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@wolfgirl569 (135744)
• Marion, Ohio
23 Jun 24
Glad you didn't get anything serious
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@RasmaSandra (98005)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
23 Jun 24
Glad to know you were safe from the tornado,
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@LindaOHio (222382)
• United States
24 Jun 24
Stay safe...The weather has been crazy this year. Stay cool and hydrated and have a good week.
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