The May 5, 1965 tornado
F4Floyd, Howard and Winneshiek counties, Iowa
An F4 tornado on a 41.6-mile path that injured 11. It was one of 17 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day, 3 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · May 5, 1965
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s path, minute by minute.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 41.6 mi
- Width up to 200 yards
- Killed
- 0
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 11
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Wednesday, May 5, 1965
- 8:00 PM CST
Counties on its path
Other notable tornadoes that day
- F4, Calhoun County9.9 mi
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Path drawn as a straight line from the recorded start to end point.