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An F5 tornado hits Beecher, Michigan, United States, killing 116, injuring 844, and destroying 340 homes.

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1953 Flint–Beecher tornado

U.S. natural disaster

During the evening hours of Monday, June 8, 1953, an exceptionally large and violent tornado struck the north side of Flint, Michigan and the northern suburb of Beecher, causing catastrophic damage and hundreds of casualties. Rated as an F5 on the Fujita Scale, the tornado…
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Beecher, Michigan

Census-designated place & unincorporated community in Michigan, United States

Beecher is a census-designated place (CDP) in Genesee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It was first listed as a CDP in 2000. Per the 2020 census, the population was 8,840.
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