Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Boyd County, Kentucky, April 8, 1965
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries3
Length6.9 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.37, -82.65) to the end point (38.33, -82.52), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 8, 1965, 8:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Kentucky, West Virginia
- Counties
- Boyd County, Wayne County
- Path
- 6.9 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 3 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 8, 1965
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 1965 | F3 | Ohio | 2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 1965 | F2 | Oklahoma | 1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 1965 | F2 | Oklahoma | 1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 1965 | F2 | Oklahoma | 0.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 1965 | F2 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 1965 | F2 | Ohio | 1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 9 |
| Apr 8, 1965 | F2 | Ohio | 10.5 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 1965 | F2 | West Virginia | 0.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 1965 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 1965 | F1 | California | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 1965 | F1 | Arkansas | 0.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 1965 | F1 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 8, 1965 | F1 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.