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1956-04-03 • Peak EF5 / F5 Intensity

Hudsonville-Standale, MI Tornado

Explore the interactive tornado track map for the 1956-04-03 Hudsonville-Standale, MI event. This tornado reached the peak of the Fujita scale, manifesting total structural failure in well-built homes and extreme landscape scarring.

Detailed analysis of the damage path indicates peak intensities consistent with F5/EF5 ratings. Our map data shows the forward velocity and vortex structure resulted in 17 fatalities and 292 injuries over a path length of 58.8 miles.

This record serves as a technical entry in the Fujita Supply Archive, preserving the meteorological history and track maps of North American storm intensity.

Fatalities

17

Injuries

292

Path Length

58.8 mi

Max Width

400 yd

Local Start Time

16:40:00

States Impacted

MI