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    On Monday, June 8, 1953, an exceptionally violent tornado struck the north side of Flint, Michigan and the northern suburb of Beecher, causing catastrophic...
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    history. It was the deadliest tornado in Missouri history, as well as the first single tornado since the 1953 FlintBeecher tornado in Michigan to cause more...
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    to injured Beecher TornadoFlint Public Library Archive Beecher TornadoFlint Journal Beecher Tornado Anniversary 1953 Worcester Tornado Slideshow...
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    Flint-Beecher Tornado: Map Features". National Weather Service. Archived from the original on 19 December 2014. Retrieved 17 Apr 2019. "1953 Beecher Tornado:...
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    "June 8, 1953: Remembering the Flint-Beecher Tornado". Absolute Michigan. June 8, 2017. Retrieved 2023-12-22. Journal, Jeff Rauschert | Flint (June 8,...
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    reported Genesee County has had 45 confirmed tornadoes since 1950 (most notably the 1953 FlintBeecher tornado), more than any other county in Michigan in...
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    Beecher (or also, Beecher Metropolitan District) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Genesee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It was first listed...
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    is a list of tornadoes which struck primary and secondary schools or post secondary colleges or universities, organized by the tornado’s intensity. These...
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    The vessel was later sunk in 1943. On June 8, 1953, the Flint-Beecher tornado, a large F5 tornado, struck the city, killing 116 people. The city's population...
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