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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.
Apr 3, 2024 · 68 years ago today, a devastating tornado outbreak across West Michigan killed 17 people, injured hundreds more and produced Michigan's last F-5 tornado.
- Steven Bohner
- 4 min
By 1 PM, a tornado had roared through Bancroft, Wisconsin, killing two people. Another tornado would level the town of Berlin, Wisconsin an hour later, leaving 7 more dead and 50 injured. Michigan was put on alert.
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Mar 31, 2021 · GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — April 3, 1956 is a day many across West Michigan will never forget. Saturday marks 65 years since lives were lost, many were injured and towns were destroyed.
- candace.monacelli@fox17online.com
- Meteorologist/Reporter
GRAND RAPIDS – A mini-documentary highlighting the deadly West Michigan 1956 tornadoes that killed 17 people and injured more than 300 will be aired on PBS WGVU-HD, TV Channel 35, for the first time ever.
Apr 3, 2017 · The tornadoes that hit West Michigan on April 3, 1956 were blamed for the deaths of 17 people. Here's list of those who lost their lives, according to the Grand Rapids Press archives:
KENT COUNTY, Mich. – Sixty eight years ago Wednesday, a devastating tornado outbreak across West Michigan killed 17 people, injured hundreds more and produced Michigan’s last F-5 tornado. April 3, 1956 was an unusually warm day with record highs in the upper 70s in Muskegon and Grand Rapids.
