The tornado outbreak of April 11, 1965
45 tornadoesMichigan, Indiana, Ohio and 4 more states
45 tornadoes touched down across 7 states between 3:30 AM and 11:30 PM CST, 22 of them rated F3 or stronger, and 260 people were killed. The 3rd-deadliest tornado day since 1950.
Watch the day unfoldTornado outbreak · April 11, 1965
How the day unfolded
Every tornado recorded that day, at its logged touchdown time and along its path, with the counties it crossed.
The day in numbers
- Tornadoes
- 45
- on Sunday, April 11, 1965
- F3 or stronger
- 22
- 17 rated F4 or F5
- Killed
- 260
- 3rd-deadliest tornado day since 1950
- Injured
- 3,441
- Along all the paths
- Path miles
- 991
- All the paths end to end
- First and last
- 3:30 AM to 11:30 PM
- Touchdowns, Central Standard Time
Hour by hour
Tornadoes touching down in each hour, Central Standard Time.
Every tornado
In order of touchdown. 18 have a record page, linked from the rating.
By state
Tornadoes in 1965 · On this date in other years · The biggest outbreak days
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025. A day is SPC’s calendar date in Central Standard Time; an outbreak day here has 40 or more tornadoes, or 6 or more rated F3/EF3 or stronger.