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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.
2 lip 1997 · One of the nation's most devastating natural disasters occurred in the Flint, Michigan's Beecher district on Monday, June 8th, 1953, resulting in 116 deaths and injuring 844. To date, this F5 intensity tornado was the last one in the United States to result in over 100 fatalities.
On June 8, 1953, the deadliest tornado in Michigan history struck the northern Flint community of Beecher-- killing 116 and injuring 844 along its path.
The Flint-Beecher Tornado was just one of eight tornadoes that occurred during that evening across the eastern portion of the Lower Peninsula. Total tornado fatalities on June 8th, 1953: 126. Total tornado injuries on June 8th, 1953: 925.
Flint-Beecher, MI F5 Tornado - June 8, 1953. It is considered Michigan's worst natural disaster in terms of deaths and injuries (NWS). Official death toll of 116 - Ranks as #10 in the top 25 of...
27 paź 2023 · The Flint Tornado happened on June 8, 1953. This tornado tore mainly tore through Flint, Michigan but also caused damage in Beecher, Michigan as well as Ohio. In total there were 116 casualties and around 844 injured from this tornado.
8 cze 2019 · Tornado speed: ~35 mph. In a 50th anniversary set of webpages on this event, the NWS picked a few personal stories that were originally printed in the Flint Journal on June 11, 1953. Here are a couple of them that capture the magnitude of this event.
