10 deadliest Michigan tornadoes: A look back at the history of …
Jun 6, 2013 · The deadliest Michigan tornado occurred in Beecher -- near Flint -- on June 8, 1953. The result: 116 fatalities, more than 350 homes and businesses leveled and close to 850 people injured.
List of Michigan tornadoes - Wikipedia
Tornadoes in the U.S. state of Michigan are uncommon, with an estimated 17 tornadoes touching down every year since 1880. Although Michigan is not in the traditional tornado alley, it has had several destructive tornadoes since records began.
Deadliest Tornadoes in Michigan | lansingstatejournal.com
This interactive map, which contains data from January 1950 to July 31, 2024, pinpoints where a cyclone touched down and traces its path of destruction. For more recent tornadoes, clicking deeper...
Tornadoes in Michigan since 1950 | lansingstatejournal.com
This interactive map, which contains data from January 1950 to July 31, 2024, pinpoints where a cyclone touched down and traces its path of destruction. For more recent tornadoes, clicking...
1953 Flint–Beecher tornado - Wikipedia
On Monday, June 8, 1953, an exceptionally violent tornado struck the north side of Flint, Michigan and the northern suburb of Beecher, causing catastrophic damage and hundreds of casualties.
Preparing for the Big One: Michigan’s worst tornadoes
Apr 14, 2021 · GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — For three decades, some of the most violent and deadliest tornadoes in the U.S. happened in Michigan. Powerful F4 and F5 twisters touched down from Hudsonville to...
See details of every Michigan tornado since 1950 - mlive.com
Jun 9, 2024 · PORTAGE, MI -- Four tornadoes swept through Southwest Michigan on May 7, including and EF2-rated twister than caused heavy damage, the National Weather Service has confirmed.
Michigan’s deadliest tornado touched down 70 years ago today ... - mlive
Jun 8, 2023 · BEECHER, MI — Seventy years has passed and the tornado that struck the Beecher District near Flint still stands as the deadliest in Michigan’s history. The violent F-5 tornado touched down just...
The Science Behind the Flint-Beecher Tornado - National Weather Service
Jul 2, 1997 · In a 2000 National Weather Service poll, both the general public, and area "weather experts" voted the Flint-Beecher Tornado as the worst natural disaster in the state of Michigan in the 20th century. The year 1953 was also one of the nation's worst tornado years.
Flint-Beecher tornado: The 70th anniversary of Michigan's deadliest …
Jun 8, 2023 · The tornado caused a total loss of $19 million in 1953 dollars ($215 million in 2023 dollars). Nearly 350 homes were destroyed, 107 suffered "major damage," and 153 suffered "minor damage."