1953 Flint–Beecher tornado
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1953-flint-beecher-tornado-167-3913168
title:
1953 Flint–Beecher tornado
text:
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. Rated as an F5 on the Fujita Scale, the tornado touched down in Genesee County, Michigan, at 8:30 p.m. EST and continued on a 18.6-mile-path (29.9 km), causing 116 fatalities, 844 injuries and an estimated $19 million in damage. This was the deadliest tornado in Michigan history and the 10th deadliest in Uni
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U.S. natural disaster
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1953_Flint%E2%80%93Beecher_tornado
date created:
2005-12-03T22:15:36Z
date modified:
2024-08-30T06:20:36Z
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13
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