A Hartland man, 41 years old, was driving to a Holt worksite via westbound I-96 on the evening of August 24. His work pickup truck took a direct hit, swept up by a F-2 tornado and deposited in a woods adjacent to the freeway. The truck was not visible from the road and was not found until the following morning.
As I said in an earlier post (A Summer Storm, August 30), we don't get that many tornadoes in MI. Odds are slim that you would actually see one. Further fantastic odds if you were to be killed by one and winning the WWL.
Heartfelt condolences to his family.
Under the Enchanced Fujita Scale:
EF-2: Considerable
damage (111 – 135 mph). Roofs torn off well-constructed houses;
foundations of frame homes shifted; mobile homes completely destroyed;
large trees snapped or uprooted; light-object missiles generated; cars
lifted off ground. Original Fujita Scale estimated wind speeds: 113 to 157 mph.
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