The August 26, 1965 tornado
F4Black Hawk and Benton counties, Iowa
An F4 tornado on a 4.7-mile path that killed 1 and injured 17. It was one of 6 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · August 26, 1965
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s path, minute by minute.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 4.7 mi
- Width up to 200 yards
- Killed
- 1
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 17
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Thursday, August 26, 1965
- 7:00 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.