The May 5, 1965 tornado
F4Calhoun and Webster counties, Iowa
An F4 tornado on a 9.9-mile path. 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 recorded path from touchdown to lift-off.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 9.9 mi
- Width up to 200 yards
- Killed
- 0
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 0
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Wednesday, May 5, 1965
- 4:15 PM CST
Counties on its path
Other notable tornadoes that day
- F4, Floyd County41.6 mi
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Path drawn as a straight line from the recorded start to end point.