Hudsonville-Standale Tornado of April 1956

Infobox tornado|name=Hudsonville-Standale Tornado of April 1956
image location=


date=April 2-3, 1956
duration=~2 days
fujitascale=F5
tornadoes=45 confirmed
total damages (USD)=
total fatalities= 40
areas affected=Most of central North America

The Hudsonville-Standale tornado was an F5 tornado that devastated the Hudsonville and Standale, Michigan areas on April 3, 1956. It was one of three tornadoes to move across southwest Lower Michigan on that day. A fourth tornado struck north of the Manistee area. The Hudsonville-Standale tornado killed 18 and injured 340.

Meteorological synopsis

ee also

*List of North American tornadoes and tornado outbreaks
*List of F5 tornadoes
*Flint-Worcester tornado outbreak sequence

References

External links

* [http://www.crh.noaa.gov/grr/science/19560403/ The April 3, 1956 Tornado Outbreak — National Weather Service]
* [http://www.woodtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=4647960 Hudsonville-Standale tornado — WOOD-TV 8]