Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F4 tornado, Blackford County, Indiana, April 11, 1965

RatingF4
Deaths4
Injuries125
Length52.5 mi
Width10 yd
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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.55, -85.38) to the end point (40.77, -84.38), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
April 11, 1965, 7:10 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
F4
States
Indiana, Ohio
Counties
Blackford County, Wells County, Adams County, Mercer County, Van Wert County
Path
52.5 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
Casualties
4 deaths, 125 injuries
Same day

Other tornadoes on April 11, 1965

Tornadoes, newest first
DateRatingStatePath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Apr 11, 1965F4Iowa91.5 mi200 yd13
Apr 11, 1965F4Illinois9.1 mi400 yd675
Apr 11, 1965F4Michigan20.6 mi300 yd5142
Apr 11, 1965F4Indiana21.2 mi10 yd31252
Apr 11, 1965F4Indiana21.6 mi177 yd541
Apr 11, 1965F4Indiana, Michigan90.3 mi1,760 yd23294
Apr 11, 1965F4Indiana21.8 mi500 yd044
Apr 11, 1965F4Indiana37 mi333 yd36321
Apr 11, 1965F4Indiana48 mi880 yd25835
Apr 11, 1965F4Michigan80.5 mi10 yd21293
Apr 11, 1965F4Indiana45.7 mi1,667 yd28123
Apr 11, 1965F4Michigan21 mi100 yd18
Apr 11, 1965F4Ohio, Michigan5.6 mi200 yd18236
Apr 11, 1965F4Ohio32.5 mi400 yd13104
Apr 11, 1965F4Ohio18.4 mi300 yd350
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Tornado history nearby

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.