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.
The Science Behind the Flint-Beecher Tornado - National Weather Service
Jul 2, 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 …
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...
Beecher Tornado Facts - National Weather Service
Nov 10, 2024 · F5 definition: Incredible damage. Strong frame houses leveled off foundations and swept away; automobile-sized missiles fly through the air in excess of 100 meters; trees debarked; incredible phenomena will occur. Wind speeds approximately 261-318 mph. (Only F5 in Southeast Lower Michigan)
Flint-Beecher, MI F5 Tornado – June 8, 1953 – Tornado Talk
Jun 8, 2019 · Flint-Beecher was given a rating of F5; the Kings Mill to Lake Huron was rated F4. The greatest damage was on both sides of Coldwater Road near Beecher. Per Thomas Grazulis in Significant Tornadoes, “the tornado virtually obliterated all homes”. Most of …
Aftermath - National Weather Service
The Flint-Beecher tornado was rated as an F5, the highest rating on the Fujita scale of damage. Winds were likely in excess of 200 mph as the 800 yard wide tornado moved on its 27 mile path through Genesee and Lapeer counties.
'No other storms come close': Survivors remember deadly 1953 Beecher ...
On the evening of June 8, 1953, a F5 tornado ripped through the Beecher community, killing 116 people and destroying nearly 350 houses. The tornado remains one of the nation's most deadly.
The Flint-Beecher Tornado - YouTube
Here's a brief history on the Flint-Beecher tornado that devastated Southeastern Michigan in 1953.
Flint-Beecher tornado: The 69th anniversary of ... - ClickOnDetroit
Jun 8, 2022 · The Flint-Beecher tornado is the only tornado to hit in Southeast Lower Michigan to be classified as F5 on the Fujita scale.
70 Years Ago, a Monster EF-5 Tornado Levels Flint, Michigan
May 19, 2023 · June 2023 marks the 70th anniversary of Michigan’s worst natural disaster: the Flint-Beecher Tornado. This tornado was massive: eight hundred yards wide, winds over 200 miles per hour, and kept a path of destruction going for twenty-seven miles through Genesee and Lapeer Counties.
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