

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: 70th Anniversary Michigan Tornado Outbreak April 1956
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 09 Apr, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Thu, 09 Apr, 2026 at 08:30 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: presented by Earnest J. Ostuno

The author of “Paths of Destruction: The Story of West Michigan's Worst Natural Disaster, the Tornadoes of April 3, 1956” (published by the Grand Rapids Historical Society) chronicles the devastating F5 tornado outbreak that struck West Michigan. The storm killed nearly 20 people, injured hundreds, and destroyed neighborhoods in Hudsonville and Standale.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/grand-rapids/70th-anniversary-michigan-tornado-outbreak-april-1956/200029794473103
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 60

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029794473103?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=grand+rapids-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Grand Rapids
- **state**: MI
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 111 Library St NE, Grand Rapids, MI, United States, Michigan 49503
- **lat**: 42.96486
- **long**: -85.66593
- **full address**: 111 Library St NE, Grand Rapids, MI, United States, Michigan 49503

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Grand Rapids Historical Society (https://allevents.in/org/grand-rapids-historical-society/2870517)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 09 Apr, 2026 at 07:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 111 Library St NE, Grand Rapids, MI, United States, Michigan 49503
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Grand Rapids Historical Society
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, literary-art
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about 70th Anniversary Michigan Tornado Outbreak April 1956 ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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