The April 11, 1965 tornado
F4Branch, Hillsdale, Lenawee and Monroe counties, Michigan
An F4 tornado on a 80.5-mile path that killed 21 and injured 293. It was one of 45 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day, 22 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Watch how it happened Part of the outbreak of April 11, 1965: 45 tornadoes in 7 statesF4 tornado · April 11, 1965
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s path, minute by minute.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 80.5 mi
- Width up to 10 yards
- Killed
- 21
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 293
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Sunday, April 11, 1965
- 6:40 PM CST
Counties on its path
Other notable tornadoes that day
- F4, Cedar County1 killed
- F4, McHenry County6 killed
- F3, Starke County10 killed
- F4, Ottawa County5 killed
- F4, Elkhart County31 killed
- F4, Elkhart County5 killed
- F4, Steuben County23 killed
- F4, Tippecanoe County21.8 mi
- F4, St. Joseph County36 killed
- F4, Clinton County25 killed
- F4, Montgomery County28 killed
- F4, Blackford County4 killed
- F4, Clinton County1 killed
- F4, Lucas County18 killed
- F4, Allen County13 killed
- F4, Shelby County3 killed
- F4, Lorain County18 killed
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Path drawn as a straight line from the recorded start to end point.