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Too Close to Home-EF2 Tornado…
Sep. 3rd, 2023 04:14 pmSunday September 3, 2023 2:54pm
On Thursday, August 24, 2023, the weather man was saying that we were supposed to get some severe weather. I kept an eye on the weather all day, because it was looking like it could be pretty bad. I had no idea just how bad it was going to be.
The day started out lovely! Sunny skies and warm temps. But as the day progressed, you could tell that a storm was coming. You know, how you can just smell the rain in the air long before it actually starts to rain and your joints start to get achy. And of course, my animals were starting to act weird, especially Ezra the cat! He was stating to act scared and was looking around and his ears were twitching.
At 6pm… I watched the local news and the weather man said that the storm was going to be severe. I figured it was just going to be a lot of rain and some wind, like it usually is when we get severe weather. The sun was still shining and only a few clouds were rolling in.
At 7pm… Mom and I had dinner ad had settled in to watch some TV, but we stayed on the local channels just in case the weather took a turn for the worst. The sun was going down and the wind had started to pick up a bit. Still under a severe thunder storm watch for Livingston County. No worries.
8pm… I decided that I needed to lower the patio umbrellas on the back deck and move the flowerpots and plants off the tables and railings because the wind was getting bad ad the weather man had said that we could get some serious winds.
9pm… The weather man was cutting into regular programming every couple minutes at this point; the storm had gotten really bad and tornados were very possible! The Lansing area was getting hit by the storm and sirens were going off in tat area, an he was sating to take cover in a basement or interior room in your house. We are only 25 miles from Lansing.
9:15pm… The wind was blowing like crazy and it had really started to rain. The cats and dog were really scared and were looking for places to hide. The power had flickered a couple of times and the weather man was saying to take cover if you were in the path of this storm!!
9:20pm… Sirens were going off in Williamston as a funnel cloud had been spotted headed East following the I96 corridor.
9:29pm… There was a tornado on the ground in Williamston and headed our way! Mom and I grabbed the cats, the dog and the carrier and headed to the bathroom. It’s the only room in my mobile home that doesn’t have windows. We shut the door and prayed!!
9:35pm… Sirens were going off in Fowlerville!! the wind was blowing so hard and the rain as slamming down onto my trailer. I was terrified, in all my years of living in a mobile home, I’d never heard the wind this strong nor the rain. I could feel my house rattling and the power was flickering. I was scared we were going to die that night! That’s a terrible feeling!!
My phone rang; it was a friend of mine urging me to come to her house to ride out the storm. I told her it was too late, the storm was upon us and we would’ve staying where we were. My son Brandon then called asking if we were okay. I told him the sirens were going off and he said it was headed straight for us and had just uprooted trees at his house. I cried…
9:40pm The noise outside was like nothing Ive ever heard before; the wind was screaming and the rain sounded like bullets hitting my house. The power went out, and I held my breath…
……and then it just stopped……
It was like someone flipped a switch and the wind and rain slowed down. And the power came back on.
Mom and I, along with the animals slowly crept out of the bathroom and looked at each other. I opened the front door and looked outside as my mom walked to the back door to look out there. Other than a few branches down, over turned flower pots and a broken umbrella, my house was unscathed.
I sat down, shaken from what we had just went through, and texted my kids to see if they were safe. All of their homes/yard, with exception to Dustin, had damage from the tornado. I would find out the day after what damage was done to their homes and yards. But at least they were alive and no one got hurt.
My son Brandon and grand daughter Emma, showed up here later that night to check on me and to make sure that my house was okay. He checked out my house and said that it looked okay. And then told me of the damage his yard took and how bad it was along the line of the tornado. I thanked God to be alive!!
I found out a couple days later that the tornado had been headed straight for my mobile community, but then moved ever so slightly to be headed towards the sub division that I used to live in. The tornado went back up less than 4 miles from my house and the town of Fowlerville.
Below are some pictures of the aftermath of the tornado, and the findings the Ingham County Emergency Management along with the National Weather Service…
The Weather Channel
Tornado Damage-Webberville
Tornado Damage-Webberville
Tornado Damage-I96 Between Williamston&Webberville
Tornado Damage-Semi Over-turned Webberville I96
We assisted the US National Weather Service Grand Rapids Michigan along with the Detroit office in assessing the damage to determine the likely strength of the tornado. Here are the numbers - we will have more to post about it including graphics and radar views this weekend!
...NWS Damage Survey for 08/24/2023 Tornado Event...
.Ingham/Livingston County Tornado...
Rating: EF-2
Estimated Peak Wind: 125 mph
Path Length (Ingham):Around 10.70 miles
Path Length (Total): Around 12.00 miles
Path Width /maximum/: Around 500 yards
Fatalities: 1
Injuries: 3
Start Date: August 24, 2023
Start Time: Around 929 PM
Start Location: 2.8 SW Williamston
Start Lat/Lon: 42.6535, -84.3131
Moved onto I-96:Around 42.6649, -84.2669 Moved South of I-96:Around 42.6657, -84.2328
End Date: August 24, 2023
End Time (Ingham): Around 940 PM
End Lat/Lon (Ingham): 42.6441, -84.1477
End Time (Livingston): Around 942 PM
End Lat/Lon (Livingston): 42.6464, -84.1219
These details are preliminary and subject to change as additional information becomes available.
The tornado moved northeast from its starting point and onto I-96 where it remained for around 1.5 miles before turning southeast.
The tornado crossed M-52 South of I-96 where it remained just south of I-96 until it crossed into Livingston County after Wallace Road north of Van Orden Road. The tornado briefly continued in Livingston County before lifting near Van Buren Road west of Nicholson Road.
EF-2 damage occurred near and along I-96 with hundreds of trees snapped, several outbuildings heavily damaged and a few homes having roof, siding and window damage.
EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories:
EF0...Weak......65 to 85 mph
EF1...Weak......86 to 110 mph
EF2...Strong....111 to 135 mph
This is Life…As MyThoughts Wander
Lisa M~
On Thursday, August 24, 2023, the weather man was saying that we were supposed to get some severe weather. I kept an eye on the weather all day, because it was looking like it could be pretty bad. I had no idea just how bad it was going to be.
The day started out lovely! Sunny skies and warm temps. But as the day progressed, you could tell that a storm was coming. You know, how you can just smell the rain in the air long before it actually starts to rain and your joints start to get achy. And of course, my animals were starting to act weird, especially Ezra the cat! He was stating to act scared and was looking around and his ears were twitching.
At 6pm… I watched the local news and the weather man said that the storm was going to be severe. I figured it was just going to be a lot of rain and some wind, like it usually is when we get severe weather. The sun was still shining and only a few clouds were rolling in.
At 7pm… Mom and I had dinner ad had settled in to watch some TV, but we stayed on the local channels just in case the weather took a turn for the worst. The sun was going down and the wind had started to pick up a bit. Still under a severe thunder storm watch for Livingston County. No worries.
8pm… I decided that I needed to lower the patio umbrellas on the back deck and move the flowerpots and plants off the tables and railings because the wind was getting bad ad the weather man had said that we could get some serious winds.
9pm… The weather man was cutting into regular programming every couple minutes at this point; the storm had gotten really bad and tornados were very possible! The Lansing area was getting hit by the storm and sirens were going off in tat area, an he was sating to take cover in a basement or interior room in your house. We are only 25 miles from Lansing.
9:15pm… The wind was blowing like crazy and it had really started to rain. The cats and dog were really scared and were looking for places to hide. The power had flickered a couple of times and the weather man was saying to take cover if you were in the path of this storm!!
9:20pm… Sirens were going off in Williamston as a funnel cloud had been spotted headed East following the I96 corridor.
9:29pm… There was a tornado on the ground in Williamston and headed our way! Mom and I grabbed the cats, the dog and the carrier and headed to the bathroom. It’s the only room in my mobile home that doesn’t have windows. We shut the door and prayed!!
9:35pm… Sirens were going off in Fowlerville!! the wind was blowing so hard and the rain as slamming down onto my trailer. I was terrified, in all my years of living in a mobile home, I’d never heard the wind this strong nor the rain. I could feel my house rattling and the power was flickering. I was scared we were going to die that night! That’s a terrible feeling!!
My phone rang; it was a friend of mine urging me to come to her house to ride out the storm. I told her it was too late, the storm was upon us and we would’ve staying where we were. My son Brandon then called asking if we were okay. I told him the sirens were going off and he said it was headed straight for us and had just uprooted trees at his house. I cried…
9:40pm The noise outside was like nothing Ive ever heard before; the wind was screaming and the rain sounded like bullets hitting my house. The power went out, and I held my breath…
……and then it just stopped……
It was like someone flipped a switch and the wind and rain slowed down. And the power came back on.
Mom and I, along with the animals slowly crept out of the bathroom and looked at each other. I opened the front door and looked outside as my mom walked to the back door to look out there. Other than a few branches down, over turned flower pots and a broken umbrella, my house was unscathed.
I sat down, shaken from what we had just went through, and texted my kids to see if they were safe. All of their homes/yard, with exception to Dustin, had damage from the tornado. I would find out the day after what damage was done to their homes and yards. But at least they were alive and no one got hurt.
My son Brandon and grand daughter Emma, showed up here later that night to check on me and to make sure that my house was okay. He checked out my house and said that it looked okay. And then told me of the damage his yard took and how bad it was along the line of the tornado. I thanked God to be alive!!
I found out a couple days later that the tornado had been headed straight for my mobile community, but then moved ever so slightly to be headed towards the sub division that I used to live in. The tornado went back up less than 4 miles from my house and the town of Fowlerville.
Below are some pictures of the aftermath of the tornado, and the findings the Ingham County Emergency Management along with the National Weather Service…
The Weather Channel
Tornado Damage-Webberville
Tornado Damage-Webberville
Tornado Damage-I96 Between Williamston&Webberville
Tornado Damage-Semi Over-turned Webberville I96
We assisted the US National Weather Service Grand Rapids Michigan along with the Detroit office in assessing the damage to determine the likely strength of the tornado. Here are the numbers - we will have more to post about it including graphics and radar views this weekend!
...NWS Damage Survey for 08/24/2023 Tornado Event...
.Ingham/Livingston County Tornado...
Rating: EF-2
Estimated Peak Wind: 125 mph
Path Length (Ingham):Around 10.70 miles
Path Length (Total): Around 12.00 miles
Path Width /maximum/: Around 500 yards
Fatalities: 1
Injuries: 3
Start Date: August 24, 2023
Start Time: Around 929 PM
Start Location: 2.8 SW Williamston
Start Lat/Lon: 42.6535, -84.3131
Moved onto I-96:Around 42.6649, -84.2669 Moved South of I-96:Around 42.6657, -84.2328
End Date: August 24, 2023
End Time (Ingham): Around 940 PM
End Lat/Lon (Ingham): 42.6441, -84.1477
End Time (Livingston): Around 942 PM
End Lat/Lon (Livingston): 42.6464, -84.1219
These details are preliminary and subject to change as additional information becomes available.
The tornado moved northeast from its starting point and onto I-96 where it remained for around 1.5 miles before turning southeast.
The tornado crossed M-52 South of I-96 where it remained just south of I-96 until it crossed into Livingston County after Wallace Road north of Van Orden Road. The tornado briefly continued in Livingston County before lifting near Van Buren Road west of Nicholson Road.
EF-2 damage occurred near and along I-96 with hundreds of trees snapped, several outbuildings heavily damaged and a few homes having roof, siding and window damage.
EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories:
EF0...Weak......65 to 85 mph
EF1...Weak......86 to 110 mph
EF2...Strong....111 to 135 mph
This is Life…As MyThoughts Wander
Lisa M~
