70th Anniversary Michigan Tornado Outbreak April 1956

Thu Apr 09 2026 at 07:00 pm to 08:30 pm UTC-04:00

111 Library St NE, Grand Rapids, MI, United States, Michigan 49503 | Grand Rapids

Publisher/HostGrand Rapids Historical Society

70th Anniversary Michigan Tornado Outbreak April 1956

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presented by Earnest J. Ostuno
The author of “Paths of Destruction: The Story of West Michigan's Worst Natural Disaster, the Tornadoes of April 3, 1956” (published by the Grand Rapids Historical Society) chronicles the devastating F5 tornado outbreak that struck West Michigan. The storm killed nearly 20 people, injured hundreds, and destroyed neighborhoods in Hudsonville and Standale.

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