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On April 10–12, 1965, a historic severe weather event affected the Midwestern and Southeastern United States. The tornado outbreak produced 55 confirmed tornadoes in one day and 16 hours. The worst part of the outbreak occurred during the afternoon hours of April 11 into the overnight hours going into April 12.
On Palm Sunday, April 11, 1965, Indiana was one of six Midwest states to be raked by deadly tornadoes. In all, 47 tornadoes killed 271 people and injured over 1,500. This was the fourth deadliest tornado outbreak in U.S. history and the deadliest of all Indiana outbreaks.
Palm Sunday tornado outbreak of 1965, series of tornados that struck the Midwestern region of the United States on April 11, 1965. A six-state area of Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Iowa was severely damaged by the tornados.
Eleven tornadoes struck 20 counties in Central and Northern Indiana, killing 141 people. More than 1,700 people were injured and property damage exceeded $30 million, making it the worst...
April 11, 1965 is known as the Palm Sunday Outbreak. The first tornado of the day touched down near Tipton, IA around 12:45 pm CST with the final tornado hitting near Toledo, OH at 9:30 pm EST. This outbreak ranks as one of the deadliest in recorded history with 271 fatalities and over 3400 injured.
This outbreak lasted a remarkable 40 hours and traveled approximately 450 miles (724 km). There were at least 55 confirmed tornados and severe weather conditions affecting a majority of the states located in the Midwest, Mideast, and Southeast regions.
An outbreak of 40+ tornados ripped across the Midwest on April 11th, 1965 killing 262 people and causing over one billion in damage.