As the tornado passed through town, it was large and messy, and divided into multiple vortices shortly after. The collective width of the damage path was about wide and extensive debris filled the air. At Williamsford, the storm did extensive F3 damage to a strip of homes along Chatsworth Road 24, a township concession road. It then crossed Williams Lake, damaging some cottages and ripping up trees. As it crossed the small lake, it became a waterspout for a brief time, and some of the multiple vortices became visible. The tornado continued to move northeast and, as it neared Holland Centre, the winds hurled a gasoline tank (weighing approximately two tonnes) for more than . At this point, the tornado crossed Highway 10.