Flint-Beecher Tornado & Michigan’s Dark Day | June 8

About this episode

The episode discusses the devastating F5 tornado that struck Genesee County in 1953, resulting in significant loss of life and injuries.

On this day in 1953, an F5 tornado tore through Genesee County, killing 116 and injuring hundreds more in one of Michigan’s deadliest storms.

Topics covered

• tornado
• Michigan history
• natural disasters
• Flint
• 1953 events

Keywords

• Flint
• tornado
• Genesee County
• 1953
• natural disaster
• Michigan history
• F5 tornado

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Flint, Genesee County

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