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Picture of the "double tornado" that hit the Midway
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February.
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October.
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List of 21st-century
Canadian tornadoes and tornado outbreaks
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A large outbreak produced multiple strong tornadoes from the
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A deadly and destructive outbreak of 24 tornadoes struck the
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Southern Hemisphere tornadoes and tornado outbreaks
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273 tornadoes were confirmed in the United States in May.
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Approximate touchdown location of killer tornadoes in 1965
3210:"1965 Palm Sunday Tornado Outbreak Part I: The Beginning"
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10.1175/1520-0434(1997)012<0399:PFTO>2.0.CO;2
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A widespread outbreak of 18 tornadoes hit areas from the
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A deadly and destructive outbreak of seven tornadoes hit
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An isolated, brief, but strong F3 tornado injured 27 in
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List of North
American tornadoes and tornado outbreaks
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List of tornadoes with confirmed satellite tornadoes
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An outbreak sequence of six tornadoes occurred from
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1942:An intense, localized outbreak of 10 tornadoes hit
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2930:List of European tornadoes and tornado outbreaks
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934:An outbreak sequence of 13 tornadoes struck the
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3017:National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
2935:List of tornadoes and tornado outbreaks in Asia
3348:National Centers for Environmental Information
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3185:. Western Michigan University. Archived from
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2869:One final outbreak of six tornadoes hit the
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3007:"Severe Weather Database Files (1950-2021)"
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3183:"April 11, 1965: The Palm Sunday Outbreak"
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3318:"Summary of May 6, 1965 Tornado Outbreak"
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2945:List of tornadoes striking downtown areas
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759:October 7 – North Carolina (1 death)
546:March 17 – North Carolina (2 deaths)
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2519:An outbreak of 10 tornadoes struck the
1004:An outbreak of 15 tornadoes struck the
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3073:"Peninsular Florida Tornado Outbreaks"
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1072:An outbreak of four tornadoes struck
1018:Tornado outbreak of February 23, 1965
768:November 26 – Kentucky (1 death)
152:Fatal United States tornadoes in 1965
3212:. The Weather Doctor. Archived from
1570:Tornado terror continued across the
753:June 7 – South Dakota (1 death)
750:June 7 – South Dakota (1 death)
3289:
3208:Heidorn, Keith C. (April 1, 2007).
3071:Hagemeyer, B. C. (September 1997).
2605:with no casualties being reported.
2379:An outbreak of seven tornadoes hit
1504:Three destructive tornadoes struck
703:April 15 – Tennessee (1 death)
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2253:Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
2251:. The strongest was an F2 tornado
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1512:, killing one and injuring seven.
1178:A rare F1 tornado touched down in
765:November 16 – Ohio (2 deaths)
30:Tracks of all US tornadoes in 1965
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1372:, an important holy day for most
1266:1965 Palm Sunday tornado outbreak
1162:, killing two and injuring 129.
791:1965 Palm Sunday tornado outbreak
3373:"September 1965 Tornado Summary"
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2180:September 8–12 (Hurricane Betsy)
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3136:. Tornado History Project. 2014
3052:. Tornado History Project. 2014
3046:"February 1965 Tornado Summary"
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2737:, killing two and injuring 28.
2531:killing one and injuring four.
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2156:, killing one and injuring 19.
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1596:Early May 1965 tornado outbreak
1446:, killing one and injuring 58.
1434:Just two days after the deadly
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756:August 26 – Iowa (1 death)
706:April 19 – Texas (1 death)
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3967:Tornado-related lists by year
3377:National Climatic Data Center
3269:National Climatic Data Center
3236:"April 10-12, 1965 Tornadoes"
3134:National Climatic Data Center
3050:National Climatic Data Center
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747:June 4 – Texas (1 death)
3130:"April 1965 Tornado Summary"
2915:List of F5 and EF5 tornadoes
2453:at the end of the outbreak.
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2020:. There were no casualties.
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1338:Palm Sunday tornado outbreak
1336:. The main outbreak was the
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3156:"April 7-9, 1965 Tornadoes"
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1654:event affected much of the
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39:January 8–December 23, 1965
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3350:. National Weather Service
3324:: National Weather Service
3265:"May 1965 Tornado Summary"
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1358:Montgomery County, Indiana
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44:Maximum rated tornado
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3242:. Storm Prediction Center
3162:. Storm Prediction Center
2910:List of tornado outbreaks
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802:Confirmed tornadoes by
132:This page documents the
3240:Tornado History Project
3160:Tornado History Project
3077:Weather and Forecasting
3012:Storm Prediction Center
2597:Two rare tornadoes hit
1953:
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1076:between 10 a.m.–1 p.m.
2527:with an F3 tornado in
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773:Total fatalities: 301
90:Fatalities (worldwide)
82:Fatalities (U.S.)
66:Tornadoes in U.S.
3322:Chanhassen, Minnesota
3292:"Six Deadly Twisters"
2967:Enhanced Fujita scale
1672:Gregory, South Dakota
1656:Central United States
1354:Kent County, Michigan
1350:Cuyahoga County, Ohio
1323:
1436:Palm Sunday outbreak
1242:Palm Sunday outbreak
536:Summary of tornadoes
520:class=notpageimage|
55:Colome, South Dakota
3344:"Tornado Summaries"
3089:1997WtFor..12..399H
2898:Tornado climatology
1366:U.S. Weather Bureau
1362:1974 Super Outbreak
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3972:1965-related lists
2249:Mississippi Valley
1738:Mississippi Valley
1346:Cedar County, Iowa
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936:Mississippi Valley
801:
151:
74:Damage (U.S.)
18:
3957:Tornadoes of 1965
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3426:Tornadoes by year
3290:Lattery, Robert.
2957:Tornado intensity
2888:Tornadoes by year
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139:tornado outbreaks
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3019:. July 11, 2022
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2391:September 20–23
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737:May 8 –
736:
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730:May 6 –
729:
726:
723:May 6 –
722:
719:
716:May 6 –
715:
712:
709:May 6 –
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2518:
2460:
2444:
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2325:September 14
2312:
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2171:
2163:
2154:Pennsylvania
2147:
2094:August 26–27
2085:
2027:
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1957:
1944:South Dakota
1941:
1875:
1809:
1751:
1734:Great Plains
1731:
1649:
1585:
1569:
1503:
1440:Great Plains
1433:
1337:
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1169:
1156:Great Plains
1153:
1095:
1071:
1003:
933:
880:February 8–9
875:
867:
784:
772:
133:
131:
111:
15:
3328:18 December
3302:18 December
3220:10 December
3193:10 December
2675:November 16
2609:November 12
2543:November 10
2525:Great Lakes
2465:October 7–8
2451:Puerto Rico
2168:September 3
1664:significant
1650:This major
1516:April 23–27
1450:April 18–19
1380:April 14–15
1370:Palm Sunday
1260:April 10–12
1254:Great Lakes
1100:March 16–18
1012:February 23
950:February 11
693:(18 deaths)
672:(13 deaths)
665:(18 deaths)
644:(28 deaths)
637:(21 deaths)
630:(25 deaths)
623:(36 deaths)
609:(23 deaths)
595:(31 deaths)
581:(10 deaths)
3951:Categories
2975:References
2801:East Coast
2797:West Coast
2599:Washington
2184:See also:
2018:California
1374:Christians
1252:, and the
1250:California
1180:California
741:(4 deaths)
734:(6 deaths)
727:(3 deaths)
713:(3 deaths)
700:(4 deaths)
686:(4 deaths)
679:(3 deaths)
651:(4 deaths)
602:(5 deaths)
588:(5 deaths)
574:(6 deaths)
567:(3 deaths)
553:(6 deaths)
3246:9 January
3166:9 January
3107:120588681
2871:Southeast
2521:Southeast
2160:September
2032:August 17
1678:May 25–27
1668:tornadoes
1576:Southeast
1444:Southeast
1186:April 7–9
1160:Southeast
1006:Southeast
787:F4 and F5
732:Minnesota
725:Minnesota
720:(1 death)
718:Minnesota
711:Minnesota
658:(1 death)
616:(1 death)
565:Wisconsin
560:(1 death)
135:tornadoes
3447:February
2877:See also
2807:December
2665:Illinois
2535:November
2381:Illinois
2319:New York
2315:Colorado
2247:and the
1506:Arkansas
1442:and the
942:and the
872:February
739:Nebraska
656:Michigan
635:Michigan
614:Michigan
586:Michigan
572:Illinois
551:Arkansas
58:on May 8
36:Timespan
3383:May 15,
3354:14 June
3275:May 15,
3140:May 15,
3085:Bibcode
3056:May 15,
2883:Tornado
2799:to the
2669:Indiana
2457:October
2385:Indiana
2245:Florida
1882:Georgia
1878:Midwest
1736:to the
1590:May 5–8
1572:Midwest
1334:Midwest
1332:to the
1246:Midwest
1174:April 1
1080:(15–18
944:Midwest
864:January
642:Indiana
628:Indiana
621:Indiana
600:Indiana
593:Indiana
579:Indiana
141:of 1965
93:>301
77:Unknown
50:tornado
3444:1945 (
3105:
2603:Oregon
2447:Hawaii
2174:Kansas
2150:Kansas
2024:August
1962:July 5
1888:June 7
1822:June 4
1756:June 2
1666:(F2+)
831:Total
147:Events
3909:2020s
3848:2010s
3787:2000s
3726:1990s
3665:1980s
3604:1970s
3543:1960s
3482:1950s
3451:April
3433:1940s
3103:S2CID
1816:Texas
1510:Texas
1356:, to
1348:, to
1166:April
1092:March
3936:2024
3931:2023
3926:2022
3921:2021
3916:2020
3900:2019
3895:2018
3890:2017
3885:2016
3880:2015
3875:2014
3870:2013
3865:2012
3860:2011
3855:2010
3839:2009
3834:2008
3829:2007
3824:2006
3819:2005
3814:2004
3809:2003
3804:2002
3799:2001
3794:2000
3778:1999
3773:1998
3768:1997
3763:1996
3758:1995
3753:1994
3748:1993
3743:1992
3738:1991
3733:1990
3717:1989
3712:1988
3707:1987
3702:1986
3697:1985
3692:1984
3687:1983
3682:1982
3677:1981
3672:1980
3656:1979
3651:1978
3646:1977
3641:1976
3636:1975
3631:1974
3626:1973
3621:1972
3616:1971
3611:1970
3595:1969
3590:1968
3585:1967
3580:1966
3575:1965
3570:1964
3565:1963
3560:1962
3555:1961
3550:1960
3534:1959
3529:1958
3524:1957
3519:1956
3514:1955
3509:1954
3504:1953
3499:1952
3494:1951
3489:1950
3473:1949
3468:1948
3463:1947
3458:1946
3440:1942
3385:2020
3356:2022
3330:2013
3304:2013
3277:2020
3248:2021
3222:2012
3195:2012
3168:2021
3142:2020
3058:2020
3025:2022
2733:and
2731:Ohio
2667:and
2601:and
2523:and
2449:and
2383:and
1954:July
1948:Iowa
1946:and
1880:and
1812:Iowa
1748:June
1574:and
1508:and
1158:and
940:Utah
857:897
845:249
842:300
839:246
698:Ohio
691:Ohio
684:Ohio
677:Ohio
670:Ohio
558:Iowa
137:and
122:1967
117:1966
112:1965
107:1964
102:1963
3093:doi
2840:F5
2837:F4
2834:F3
2831:F2
2828:F1
2825:F0
2822:FU
2766:F5
2763:F4
2760:F3
2757:F2
2754:F1
2751:F0
2748:FU
2700:F5
2697:F4
2694:F3
2691:F2
2688:F1
2685:F0
2682:FU
2634:F5
2631:F4
2628:F3
2625:F2
2622:F1
2619:F0
2616:FU
2568:F5
2565:F4
2562:F3
2559:F2
2556:F1
2553:F0
2550:FU
2490:F5
2487:F4
2484:F3
2481:F2
2478:F1
2475:F0
2472:FU
2416:F5
2413:F4
2410:F3
2407:F2
2404:F1
2401:F0
2398:FU
2350:F5
2347:F4
2344:F3
2341:F2
2338:F1
2335:F0
2332:FU
2317:to
2284:F5
2281:F4
2278:F3
2275:F2
2272:F1
2269:F0
2266:FU
2211:F5
2208:F4
2205:F3
2202:F2
2199:F1
2196:F0
2193:FU
2152:to
2119:F5
2116:F4
2113:F3
2110:F2
2107:F1
2104:F0
2101:FU
2057:F5
2054:F4
2051:F3
2048:F2
2045:F1
2042:F0
2039:FU
1987:F5
1984:F4
1981:F3
1978:F2
1975:F1
1972:F0
1969:FU
1913:F5
1910:F4
1907:F3
1904:F2
1901:F1
1898:F0
1895:FU
1847:F5
1844:F4
1841:F3
1838:F2
1835:F1
1832:F0
1829:FU
1781:F5
1778:F4
1775:F3
1772:F2
1769:F1
1766:F0
1763:FU
1714:11
1711:16
1703:F5
1700:F4
1697:F3
1694:F2
1691:F1
1688:F0
1685:FU
1635:22
1632:20
1629:20
1621:F5
1618:F4
1615:F3
1612:F2
1609:F1
1606:F0
1603:FU
1582:May
1541:F5
1538:F4
1535:F3
1532:F2
1529:F1
1526:F0
1523:FU
1475:F5
1472:F4
1469:F3
1466:F2
1463:F1
1460:F0
1457:FU
1405:F5
1402:F4
1399:F3
1396:F2
1393:F1
1390:F0
1387:FU
1311:18
1305:14
1302:16
1291:F5
1288:F4
1285:F3
1282:F2
1279:F1
1276:F0
1273:FU
1211:F5
1208:F4
1205:F3
1202:F2
1199:F1
1196:F0
1193:FU
1125:F5
1122:F4
1119:F3
1116:F2
1113:F1
1110:F0
1107:FU
1082:UTC
1078:EST
1043:F5
1040:F4
1037:F3
1034:F2
1031:F1
1028:F0
1025:FU
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972:F4
969:F3
966:F2
963:F1
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902:F4
899:F3
896:F2
893:F1
890:F0
887:FU
851:30
848:71
828:F5
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