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DR-53-MIDRTornado

Tornado

Major Disaster Declaration for Michigan, declared Apr 5, 1956, statewide.

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Declaration
DR-53-MI
Type
Major Disaster Declaration
State or territory
Michigan
Incident type
Tornado
Declared
Apr 5, 1956
Requested
Apr 5, 1956 · request 56007
Incident began
Apr 5, 1956
Incident ended
Apr 5, 1956
Incident period
1 day
Closed out
Apr 30, 1956
Fiscal year
1956
FEMA region
Region 5

Designated areas

The declaration covers the whole of Michigan (statewide designation).