Tornado Levels EVERY Tree In Yard (Portage, MI)

Watch high winds from the tornado in Portage, Michigan on May 7, 2024 level EVERY single tree in this yard. Fortunately, they all fell AWAY from the house. #tornado #portage #michigan #shorts

[@stephaniegunnison5908]

Thankfully none of them went towards the house but I would cry seeing those majestic old beauties laying uprooted on the ground 😢 trees are so magnificent!

[@lynnadkins1079]

How heartbreaking to see all those trees destroyed

[@annebiggins7180]

Mother fury put all the trees in one area! Thanks Mother Fury👏

[@Nick-ck6kg]

More important is know was hurt!😮

[@marylevin9262]

same so sad

[@misterbako9871]

I actually live in portage. This was about a mile away from me. Infact there was actually 4 different tornadoes in Michigan the same day. They were all at max two miles away from my house. The one you're seeing in the video was "only" going 36 mph. I got very very lucky

[@tylerhasacamera]

That must be a heavy flower pot

[@ericstogner9437]

Thts exactly wat i was thinking and looked in the comments to see if anyone else noticed lol

[@dammond696]

the weight and size lets it stay past the trees cool!

[@butterflylove958]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@micheledimond]

That's sad, gorgeous mature trees.. Takes years for them to grow to that beauty. I'm so sorry you lost them. Glad they went down away from the home

[@JustRyzlen]

free wood, its like nature is doing our job for us🤣

[@user-kv9ih7sp8m]

Just like Bronson Park😢

[@SC-jh9qp]

Such a shame, trees take an age to grow.

[@JustRyzlen]

@@SC-jh9qp 😂😂

[@ARDG89]

It was designed to happen.

[@MLMLW]

I hate seeing all those trees destroyed but am glad that the home wasn't. We had a bad ice storm back in the 70s and the ice accumulated so much on one of my dad's favorite hardwood trees that it uprooted, as well as a bunch of pine trees. After the ice melted he got some help to hoist the tree back up to a standing position after reburying the roots and tied ropes around it that were staked to the ground to keep the tree standing. He wanted to see if the roots would incorporate & grow back into the soil. It worked and my dad was so happy he could save that tree.

[@yellowbird5411]

I think most trees would survive if the roots didn't dry out. Yay!

[@lauriegentry7764]

I was just going to say that. There’s a way to save them by re-burying them, and supporting until roots reconnect to soil. I’d do anything to save my trees.

[@wandabadgerow8207]

the last hurricane we had took out 85% of our 120 acre hardwood trees. Our house was fine , 2 yrs on and still cleaning up the fallen trees. We were able to mill enough wood to build 10 houses for the needy..we donated it in exchangge for free labor. The rest we stored. I miss the privacy we had , but grateful no one lost their lives.

[@barbarahill9176]

​@@wandabadgerow8207 Sorry for the loss...Great you used it to help some people! 👍👍👍💕💖🌳🌲🌳

[@barbarahill9176]

Such a good story!! 💖🌻💕🌲🌳😍

[@Borg14]

Tree on the left across the street was putting up a good fight

[@PoissonDemiVide]

Trees literally sucked out of the ground, but the flower pots on the porch just chillin 🤯

[@seanorourke534]

Nah, ground just got to saturated and couldn't hold. This just looks like really strong wind, if there is a tornado, it's off screen

[@alesiap.6062]

​@@seanorourke534 I don't think that was a tornado either. Just a swaft of RFD

[@Dreamandbecome]

🤣🤣🤣

[@RockyTop85]

Derecho

[@MaryM-xz5fs]

Losing so many adult trees certainly changes the "face" of the neighborhood!

[@maxc8262]

Yeah the one on my house changes the look of it too

[@misterbako9871]

I actually live here. This was a few blocks away from my house. Scary stuff man.

[@user-kv9ih7sp8m]

I"ll send you a couple of prayers🙏 looks like I was luckier

[@TakeTheRide]

Prayers for everyone affected.

[@jananabanana3180]

So sad......I❤ TREES.... HOPEFULLY no one was hurt.....😢

[@cathy1523]

Without our trees its going to make summer even hotter. Very sad to watch this.

[@eshuorishas9987]

Yeah…. We mostly cared about people being hurt but sure, that’s bad too

[@rollothecat2010]

This is just astounding, the way this storm uprooted those big trees. I love trees 🌳 so it makes me sad that they have been destroyed but, like others, I am glad your home was not destroyed.

[@artisa5335]

I'm wondering why the flower pot didn't even move

[@tuxedomask7071]

It's been through a lot

[@ObbYT155]

Poor poor poor trees 😭

[@MandiJarvis-mz9re]

Lots of prayers 🙏🏻

[@uprebel5150]

Three times since 1999 a tornado has been within a 500 yards of my house in Oakland County Michigan and there has been zero damage. We have been blessed.

[@lexiegirl1494]

Meanwhile, the flower pot lays unmovable???

[@tanyaanderson144]

That’s what I kept thinking!??

[@sjohnson65456]

I've never even taken physics and in my mind I'm the math meme lady knowing why the flower pots are fine... 🙄

[@Gemmagalgani99]

Just a few feet can make a huge difference with those darn tornadoes- very random !

[@whiteboy49]

Two tree's uprooted but two empty flowers pot's don't move an inch WOW that's crazy 😊

[@randytracy1742]

All the trees 🌲 except one were blown down by the tornado 🌪️-this is sad for the people in this neighborhood! 😮😮😮😮

[@jasmineduran6731]

A random guy: Hey, now I got enough wood to last the entire winter! 😃

[@barbaraberry8032]

That was one powerful tornado 🌪. Not a tree left standing. Hopefully no one was hurt.

[@the_accused]

Great video footage.

[@ericstogner9437]

The lil light post stood stronger than trees lol

[@paulhogan7270]

Trees becoming cord wood.

[@user-xd2ml8dn9h]

This was so terrifying

[@meiraloraduncan8953]

And yet the planters on the walkway didn't move at all. I hate seeing the gorgeous trees destroyed because it will take decades to grow the replacement trees.

[@Rinickulous1106]

This tornado was 6 miles from my home. The damage and devestation it did was insane. Lost my job because of the damage it did

[@Soul.8877]

Where did you work at? I know FedEx facility got destroyed

[@superhawk20002]

The last tree standing.... keeping in the fight.

[@ziadxftbl]

All the trees in my backyard are gone😢

[@itsigor4476]

Wow, I was in Allegan sleeping woke up to pavilion was destroyed. FedEx is down and people are stuck. Roads closed due to power lines down trees on houses. Trailers flipped over sheds gone just a mess... I hope everyone affected is recovering well.

[@-Tidgy]

Wow, if a tornado can do that to trees you know it's damn strong. If the trees didn't have leaves though I reckon some would've stayed up

[@divinecomedian2]

Trees are pretty susceptible to high winds. All those branches with leaves catch the wind and cause the tree to take a lot of force.

[@cindyfields4620]

The trees blew down, yet the lamp post remained standing in the yard. The way that tornado wind devastates is so strange. Patterns of destruction and then other nearby things are untouched. Prayers to all for the losses suffered.

[@ShaShaLuva414]

This is something I’ve never seen before in my life 😮 I’m from California so we battles the Earthquakes, We sit still until the earth stop rumbling and the house stop swaying back and forth. Blessings for all

[@gucciashton4731]

Poor trees, they were very old.

[@Chancey388]

The last one fell with Grace

[@dillyboyq]

It’s crazy they just got folded with the roaring wind.. tornadoes are so fascinating. Insanely destructive yet insanely fragile at the same time.

[@BillyLintzenich-wf7sk]

A bunch of us were working in that town until about noontime then we got sent to our hotel rooms. We could see a little damage near our jobsite but not much. Everybody except for me got moved to a hotel which was actually closer to where the tornado was. I got to stay at the previous hotel that day which was farther north in kzoo. I'm glad i got to keep my original room because it wasnt windy like it was at the hotel in portage.

[@peppermeat8059]

mature trees usually have solid trunks so they easily snap whilst younger trees bend so they dont easily get obliterated

[@Shadowbonnie2009]

The trees: ahhh!*falls* The one lamp post in the background: IM STILL STANDING!

[@craigslist474]

I am so glad to see I'm not the only ones who loves trees, who hate to see them 'come down', even when its a necessity. 😥 The 'Grand Majesties' of the plant kingdom... And I'm also glad to see I'm not the only one to notice that none hit the house. 😃 (I Had to take my tree down a few years back... Sorely, sorely miss it... 😥😥😥. But only God can make a tree...Trees-Joyce Kilmer)

[@jessieyork4508]

Tornadoes are terrifying. I hope everyone is ok!

[@marcusmtm2710]

It pays off eventually to plant the Tree deeper than is recommended/and then you will still have tree's in your yard. And the wind won't blow them over.

[@user-pv8tq9ul9d]

That's why 90%of my tree have have had a top level cut off every 5 years stronger roots and limbs

[@49HEALTH]

One survivor to the left💪respect

[@DaBrute]

They must be IKEA trees 💀

[@russbear31]

They were a bitch to assemble. 😅

[@AmanKumar-xt9zs]

Respect that light 😮

[@diontaedaughtry974]

The thought of big trees falling on my house always paranoid me.

[@Sugi1971]

Wow!!! 😮😱

[@jody2873]

PORTAGE??- WHEN DID THIS OCCUR??

[@divinecomedian2]

Description says 5/7/24

[@shirleyellinger]

Raain wrapped tornadoes are the worst. You cant tell where the central rotation is and its harder tontell when its going to hit.

[@Accumulator1]

Those trees fell before the tornado even arrived. People that trim up trees this way are setting the tree up for ultimate destruction even from just straightline winds. Topping overgrown trees instead and creating lower profile regrowth minimizes wind leverage. I had two neighbors trim their trees to grow so tall. Eventually storm tore them down. Mine still stand today.

[@cozyyote]

Celery Flats will never be the same again and it hurts so bad

[@sharistrazz3313]

Luckily they all fell AWAY from the home, and the home wasn't damaged!! It will be HOTTER without shade this summer, but there is PLENTY of FIREWOOD for the winter now!! Just some POSITIVES THROWN in there!

[@dphilnok]

With ease.. terrifying!❤

[@cmcgrew98]

I live near the area, and that is definitely what happened. A lot of trees down.

[@JoBro09_]

Man I was there for it and we was getting chick fil a during the second tornado

[@neoneyes3913]

What is that flower pot made of? Tungsten? 😭

[@Silly_billy492]

Sr. I see no tornado only wind💀

[@DiogoF.]

It's relaxing to me

[@michaelmccaskey2924]

Trees were like it went that way

[@TheRealOtakuJoe]

How very considerate of the tornado.

[@CRM2020]

So sad to see all those beautiful trees lost. I hope your house made it through the storm okay along with any loved ones?

[@Birdbike719]

Those trees said. "We're done".

[@user-rh3yy2bs4w]

Oh…Do I Know The Feeling!!! 🌳🌪️😫

[@esthermichaux3142]

Yes!! So scary and So Sad to see those wonderful trees hit the ground.

[@RikluDoley]

Nothing to worry.. Nature

[@GGwasEZ]

Man, to think i was on the other side of town haha

[@motherjean2920]

I have a fear of trees so seeing this would make me pass out. This is terrifying!!

[@shadowfilm7980]

Sad. All those poor trees. 😢

[@maryoneill5070]

My fear, here in Pa., is all the rain we have had and now we have been getting a lot of wind. I’m afraid the trees on the hill across the street will be coming down onto the wires. The ground is like a sponge.

[@Austin.Kilgore]

Man that sucks… I mean obviously it’s a billion times preferable than the tornado destroying your house but it’d still suck pretty bad to lose all those beautiful trees from your yard.

[@4july99]

That is so sad to see those mature trees throw in the towel 😢

[@Phillip-py7pc]

You can't stop mother nature boy

[@Sol11.H]

Wow, luckily it wasn't a heavily populated area where nobody really stands a chance.

[@TheScottishKayaker]

Portage is a small city. This is one of many parks we have. The tornado went straight across the main street, hit several large apartment villages, a trailer park, and the FedEx hub. It's a very populated area.

[@elizabethmchenry3102]

Those are beautiful trees being destroyed! So sad😢

[@andrewc6712]

Dash cam from a house?

[@MrJRHEBERT]

I have 6 giant Maple trees 80-100 years old and I would be heartbroken if this happened to them.

[@Cokercole]

Too bad. The landscape was so nice with the trees in. It doesn't even look the same. SAD.

[@armyguy918]

Timber!!!

[@JesusworshipSongs-123]

Sorry guy's 🙏🏿

[@homerwhite4633]

Why does it seem like the trees and limbs fall before the tornado or strong winds even get to them? I’ve tried looking it up but haven’t found anything.

[@sweetsweet81]

That tornado came from behind the camera... yeesh

[@SammyTabGuy]

Which neighborhood was this in? I'm from the area and I'm still confused where this is at

[@stephieubanks]

Poor Ents

[@user-ej7sq9yk3k]

Loss of beautiful trees is a heart break

[@hitman92ism]

What about the little light post in front lol..didn't even budge

[@abcdeisthekey]

Ik not saying these trees wouldn't habe fallen during yhe dtorm anyway but this is why its important to have a system of trees not just a couple trees. You need soke plants to form a barrier/wind break for the others so they dont all get the full force in f wind

[@dougwelsh8885]

Think of the view 😮

[@kxbvzn]

They must bow to their god

[@sandramyer7081]

Some trees( like Willows) have a shallow roots and get storm with harsh wind and fall down- Maple have a deep root and rarely fall over

[@russbear31]

In weather situations like this being "strong enough to bend" is an asset. Willow trees are flexible enough to bend and go with the flow. Hardwood trees usually get their limbs snapped off because they're too rigid and hard. Every tree is different, but a moderate tornado like this with winds of 150+ mph is going to wreck trees.

[@karenrollins1469]

How strong was the wind to do that?

[@Timetravel1111]

Sad very sad to see FEEL the whole family going! Aww 🥰

[@crazypsychnurse9493]

I have a question. When I hear about the trees that are destroyed in a tornado, I think of them being uprooted and sucked up into the air. These however are not uprooted, almost pushed down to the point of breaking. What is causing this? I’ve heard of down drafts and we actually had an outside building look as though it explode from wind that came down into it. We were told there was no tornado with Thai storm, just “strong down drafts”, or maybe the term down burst was used. Just wondering if anyone knows. Thanks. I’m sorry, I don’t know the terminology and as anyone can see, I have difficulty with the methodology.

[@russbear31]

It's simply the wind that is doing the damage. Even the smallest, weakest tornadoes can have winds of over 100 mph. I think this tornado in Nebraska was an EF 3, so the winds were around 150 mph. In an EF5, the worst tornado, the winds can be over 200 mph.

[@user-ir6bw7ri4e]

Incredible

[@KTurner-ny3or]

2024 may dunno this clock score film

[@yanevaknow1017]

I just know I wouldn’t wanna get hit with flower pot😑😑

[@tymalleco3522]

Damn it take trees a long time to grow and go like nothing. Plant new ones asap.

[@mikeradu2010]

If anyone knows … can those trees be replanted / saved ??

[@petergriffin383]

Those trees could be put back up with a crane, then braced. It would take a year or two but they would survive

[@user-jl3dd6rf7d]

I would get a hyster and pick them all back up....Sow that twister I would.Those trees look like they bring a lot of serenity to see them every morning.