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Tornado (F5) — Ottawa, Michigan

April 3, 1956 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
14
Direct injuries
200
Property damage
$250K
Magnitude
0
Tornado scale
F5
Area
Ottawa

Other notable tornado events in Michigan

Genesee · June 8, 1953116 killedMacomb · May 8, 196411 killedBranch · April 11, 19659 killedBranch · April 11, 19659 killedMonroe · April 11, 19656 killedLenawee · April 11, 19655 killed

Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.

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