Erie is an unincorporated community in Monroe County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The community is located within Erie Township in the southeastern corner of the state.
Looking north along S. Dixie Highway (M-125)
Historic image of Erie in 1909
Constructed in 1851, St. Joseph Catholic Church remains in operation
An extremely devastating and deadly tornado outbreak impacted the Midwestern and Northeastern United States at the beginning of June 1953. It included two tornadoes that caused at least 90 deaths each
Erie, Michigan
…Church in Monroe, which began operating in 1839. It is also noted as the fourth-oldest church in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit. During the Flint–Worcester tornado outbreak sequence on June 8, 1953, an F4 tornado caused significant damage during its 5.4-mile (8.7 km) path through Erie. The tornado traveled eastward from Temperance…
An F4 tornado near Erie, Michigan.
The tornado seen to the west of Arcadia.
Tornado damage in Flint, Michigan suburb of Beecher.
A vehicle that was thrown 300 yards into a hill by the tornado.