GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The National Weather Service has confirmed a second small tornado touched down in Michigan over the weekend.

The tornado touched down at approximately 5:50 p.m. Sunday in Gratiot County’s Fulton Township, about 25 miles northeast of Ionia.

The tornado was graded as an EF-0 on the Enhanced Fujita scale, the lowest rating, with peak winds estimated at 65 miles per hour. It was on the ground for approximately 2.4 miles before lifting back up at approximately 5:53 p.m.

National Weather Service investigators found some tree damage but nothing else. Nobody was hurt.

It was one of two tornadoes to spin up from Sunday’s storm system. The NWS confirmed Monday another EF-0 tornado touched down in Oakland County. That one was on the ground for approximately two minutes but did take some trees down and cause roof damage to multiple buildings.

Michigan rarely sees tornadoes in the fall, but they have happened. The National Weather Service lists Michigan’s peak “tornado season” as May through July. Tornadoes have been recorded in every month except January and December.

According to the NWS , southeast Michigan has seen only two other tornadoes in November since 1950.

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