The June 2, 1965 tornado
F4Lamb and Hale counties, Texas
An F4 tornado on a 39.3-mile path that killed 4 and injured 76. It was one of 2 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · June 2, 1965
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s path, minute by minute.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 39.3 mi
- Width up to 200 yards
- Killed
- 4
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 76
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Wednesday, June 2, 1965
- 9:00 PM CST
Counties on its path
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Path drawn as a straight line from the recorded start to end point.