EF2 Tornado — Ingham, Michigan

2007-10-18 · near Vantown, Ingham, Michigan

Event narrative

A National Weather Service storm survey was conducted in Ingham county following the tornado that occurred on the night of October 18th. Based on extensive damage to buildings and trees the tornado was rated EF-2 with top winds estimated between 120 and 130 mph.

The tornado began just northeast of Mason around 10:28 pm EDT and

moved northeast at 40 to 45 mph through the town of Williamston

between 10:40 and 10:45 pm. Approximately 100 structures were

damaged in a subdivision on the south side of Williamston. Two

fatalities occurred about 4 miles northeast of Williamston where a

modular home and its 2 occupants were flipped into a pond. The

tornado then moved into Shiawassee county and dissipated shortly

thereafter.

The last time a fatal tornado occurred in Ingham county was on

August 14th, 1988 when one death resulted from a tornado that was

rated F-2 on the original Fujita scale.

Wider weather episode

A late season severe weather outbreak occurred on October 18th. An EF-2 tornado struck Ingham county, resulting in millions of dollars worth of damage and two fatalities. About a hundred structures were damaged in a subdivision on the south side of Williamston in Ingham county. The two fatalities occurred about four miles northeast of Williamston, where a modular home was flipped into a pond by the tornado.

There were also a tremendous amount of reports of wind damage with trees and power lines blown down, as well as several reports of three quarters to one inch diameter hail.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (42.6100, -84.3000)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 62476. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.