Until 1950, media could not issue tornado warnings to the general public out of concern that the forecast would incite panic. So the first confirmation of the tornado that hit Willow Run the night of June 17, 1946, was the damage it left behind.
Lauren Slagter | lslagter@mlive.com, Kalamazoo Gazette
Fri, 06/17/2016 - 5:00am
Until 1950, media could not issue tornado warnings to the general public out of concern that the forecast would incite panic. So the first confirmation of the tornado that hit Willow Run the night of June 17, 1946, was the damage it left behind.