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Dramatic Video Captures Tornado Ripping Through Portland Michigan

A video submitted to the Ionia Department of Public Safety by a Portland, Mich., by a resident is being circulated that shows some of the damage caused by a tornado that passed through the area Monday.

According to officials, the worst of the damage occurred east of where this video was recorded.

Cleanup efforts have been under way since Tuesday. More than 50 structures were damaged during two waves of storms. The National Weather Service said the tornado was an E-1, with winds recorded at 100 miles per hour.

Five people, including two small children, had to be rescued from damaged buildings — including a Rite Aid pharmacy and a Goodwill store that lost its roof.

Portland City Manager Tutt Gorman declared a local state of emergency and said the storm hit with very little warning.

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