Tornado outbreak of April 2–3, 1956
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From April 2–3, 1956, a large, deadly tornado outbreak affected the Great Plains, parts of the South, and the upper Midwest in the contiguous United States, especially the Great Lakes region. The outbreak produced at least 55 tornadoes, including an F5 that devastated the Grand Rapids metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Michigan on April 3. It was one of three tornadoes to move across southwest Lower Michigan on that day. A fourth tornado struck north of the Manistee area, in the northern part of the peninsula. The Hudsonville–Standale tornado killed 18 and injured 333. It remains the fourth deadliest tornado on record in Michigan and is the most recent F5 on record there. Several other deadly, intense, long-tracked tornadoes also occurred during the outbreak. In addition to the fatalities in Kansas, Oklahoma, Michigan and Berlin, Wisconsin, three people were killed in Tennessee, one person in Kentucky and two more people in Wisconsin. In total, 39 were killed during the entire event.[nb 1]
Tornado outbreak | |
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Tornadoes | 55 |
Maximum rating | F5 tornado |
Duration | April 2–3, 1956 |
Overall effects | |
Fatalities | 39 |
Injuries | 790 |
Damage | ≥ $8,035,530 ($90,050,000 in 2024 USD) |
Areas affected | Central United States |
Part of the tornadoes and tornado outbreaks of 1956 |