Posted on Fri, Mar 16, 2012 : 3:30 p.m.
More AnnArbor.com photos from the tornado aftermath in Dexter
By Angela Cesere
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Clean-up workers remove debris and reinforce a house damaged by a tornado that hit Huron Farms neighborhood in Dexter, Mich. on March 16, 2012. Angela J. Cesere | AnnArbor.com
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Clean-up workers remove debris and reinforce a house damaged by a tornado that hit Huron Farms neighborhood in Dexter, Mich. on March 16, 2012. Angela J. Cesere | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/cache/031612-AJC-dexter-after-tornado-13_fullsize.JPG
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The home of Mechial White was completely leveled by a tornado that hit Huron Farms neighborhood in Dexter, Mich. on March 16, 2012. Angela J. Cesere | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/cache/031612-AJC-dexter-after-tornado-14_fullsize.JPG
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A house that was damaged after a tornado hit Huron Farms neighborhood in Dexter, Mich. on March 16, 2012. Angela J. Cesere | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/cache/031612-AJC-dexter-after-tornado-15_fullsize.JPG
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A stop sign damaged after a tornado hit Huron Farms neighborhood in Dexter, Mich. on March 16, 2012. Angela J. Cesere | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/cache/031612-AJC-dexter-after-tornado-16_fullsize.JPG
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From left: Wendy Martin hugs her neighbor Kim Kirkey while Kim's daughter Gigi Krikey, age 3, and neighbor Ava Lewis, age 6, stand by after checking to see if Martin is okay after her home was hit by a tornado in the Huron Farms neighborhood in Dexter, Mich. on March 16, 2012. Angela J. Cesere | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/cache/031612-AJC-dexter-after-tornado-17_fullsize.JPG
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The roof is missing and debris is scattered around inside of the home of Wendy Martin after it was hit by a tornado in the Huron Farms neighborhood in Dexter, Mich. on March 16, 2012. Angela J. Cesere | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/cache/031612-AJC-dexter-after-tornado-18_fullsize.JPG
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Trees are uprooted and a wall missing from the side of the Bartscht house after their home was hit by a tornado in the Huron Farms neighborhood in Dexter, Mich. on March 16, 2012. Angela J. Cesere | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/cache/031612-AJC-dexter-after-tornado-19_fullsize.JPG
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Dexter resident Sarah Savitski, age 16, left, Shanon Tavares, age 17, center, and Fallon Tavares, age 13, clean up debris from their neighbor's homes after a tornado damaged the Huron Farms neighborhood in Dexter, Mich. on March 16, 2012. Angela J. Cesere | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/cache/031612-AJC-dexter-after-tornado-20_fullsize.JPG
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A flag was hung over the side of a home that was severely damaged by a tornado that ripped through the Huron Farms neighborhood in Dexter, Mich. on March 16, 2012. Angela J. Cesere | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/cache/031612-AJC-dexter-after-tornado-21_fullsize.JPG
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Griffin Bartscht, age 9, feeds his guinea pig Hermione after a tornado tore a wall off their home in the Huron Farms neighborhood in Dexter, Mich. on March 16, 2012. Angela J. Cesere | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/cache/031612-AJC-dexter-after-tornado-22_fullsize.JPG
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The back of Wendy Martin's home which was damaged by a tornado that hit the Huron Farms neighborhood in Dexter, Mich. on March 16, 2012. Angela J. Cesere | AnnArbor.com Angela J. Cesere | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/cache/031612-AJC-dexter-after-tornado-23_fullsize.JPG
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The home of Mechial White, right, was completely leveled by a tornado that hit Huron Farms neighborhood in Dexter, Mich. on March 16, 2012. Mechial survived by moving to the basement; he was able to climb out through debris around the front entrance. Angela J. Cesere | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/cache/031612-AJC-dexter-after-tornado-24_fullsize.JPG
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The home of Mechial White was completely leveled by a tornado that hit Huron Farms neighborhood in Dexter, Mich. on March 16, 2012. Mechial survived by moving to the basement, and he was able to climb out through the front entrance, pictured center bottom. Angela J. Cesere | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/cache/031612-AJC-dexter-after-tornado-25_fullsize.JPG
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Debris lies on the front lawns of houses on Noble St. after a tornado severely damaged the Huron Farms neighborhood in Dexter, Mich. on March 16, 2012. Angela J. Cesere | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/cache/031612-AJC-dexter-after-tornado-26_fullsize.JPG
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From left: Dexter Village president Shawn Keough, Washtenaw County Sheriff Jerry Clayton, Michigan representative Mark Ouimet, and Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office spokesman Derrick Jackson gave a press conference at Mill Creek middle school library about the state of Dexter after a tornado hit on March 16, 2012. Angela J. Cesere | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/cache/031612-AJC-dexter-after-tornado-09_fullsize.JPG
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Washtenaw County Sheriff Jerry Clayton, right, speaks with Dexter Village president Shawn Keough during a press conference on the state of Dexter, Mich. after a tornado struck yesterday. The press conference was held at Mill Creek Middle School March 16, 2012. Angela J. Cesere | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/cache/031612-AJC-dexter-after-tornado-10_fullsize.JPG
AnnArbor.com staff photographer Angela Cesere has been on the ground in Dexter, capturing the scene after a tornado touched down Thursday evening.
About 10 houses were leveled and another 100 were severely damaged, according to estimates.
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Guinea Pig in a Tophat
Fri, Mar 16, 2012 : 8:16 p.m.
The guinea pig Hermione is getting a very big carrot from Griffin Bartscht for being brave!