The June 7, 1965 tornado
F4Yankton and Turner counties, South Dakota
An F4 tornado on a 7.8-mile path that killed 1 and injured 0. It was one of 10 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day, 3 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · June 7, 1965
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s path, minute by minute.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 7.8 mi
- Width up to 647 yards
- Killed
- 1
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 0
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Monday, June 7, 1965
- 5:00 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.