Event narrative (NOAA)
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|Augus
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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.