Gallery›Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library›After Tornado Struck Flint in 1953-This was the vast devastation scene 10 years ago at Coldwater Road (top to bottom) and Kurtz Road (bottom), in Flint, Michigan, after a huge tornado smashed along Coldwater at dusk. The tornado killed 116 persons, injured 867, demolished 340 homes and 27 business places costing $19 million in damage. Today is the tenth anniversary of Flint's most tragic disaster.
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After Tornado Struck Flint in 1953-This was the vast devastation scene 10 years ago at Coldwater Road (top to bottom) and Kurtz Road (bottom), in Flint, Michigan, after a huge tornado smashed along Coldwater at dusk. The tornado killed 116 persons, injured 867, demolished 340 homes and 27 business places costing $19 million in damage. Today is the tenth anniversary of Flint's most tragic disaster.
Associated Press · [ca. June 1963]
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[Information from item housing] Weather: Tornado: 1960-64: Wirephotos
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