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Remembering the Hudsonville Tornado of 1956
Survivors in West Michigan who lived through the Hudsonville Stanton tornado and other April 3 1956 storms recall a devastating event that killed 17 people including 13 in Hudsonville. Ron Miedema recalls the moment a huge oak fell and a green car vanished into the tornado as neighbors share memories decades later.
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Holland
West Michigan
Hudsonville
Vriesland
48Th Street
Ron Miedema
Chicago Drive
Miedema
Zeeland
Hudsonville-Standale