Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F3 tornado, Fillmore County, Minnesota, May 5, 1965

RatingF3

Deaths0

Injuries7

Length65.2 mi

Width100 yd

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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (43.50, -92.02) to the end point (44.07, -90.95), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 5, 1965, 7:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F3
States: Minnesota, Wisconsin
Counties: Fillmore County, Houston County, Winona County, La Crosse County
Path: 65.2 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 7 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 5, 1965

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
May 5, 1965	F4	Iowa	9.9 mi	200 yd	0
May 5, 1965	F4	Iowa	41.6 mi	200 yd	11
May 5, 1965	F2	Iowa	21.8 mi	10 yd	0
May 5, 1965	F2	North Dakota	33.8 mi	83 yd	0
May 5, 1965	F2	Minnesota	24.3 mi	100 yd	0
May 5, 1965	F2	Wisconsin	14.3 mi	50 yd	0
May 5, 1965	F2	Minnesota	23.6 mi	10 yd	0
May 5, 1965	F2	Wisconsin	4.5 mi	167 yd	0
May 5, 1965	F1	South Dakota	34.7 mi	10 yd	0
May 5, 1965	F1	North Dakota	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 5, 1965	F1	Minnesota	0.5 mi	33 yd	0
May 5, 1965	F1	Minnesota	11.2 mi	10 yd	0
May 5, 1965	F1	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 5, 1965	F0	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 5, 1965	F0	Minnesota	0.3 mi	10 yd	0
May 5, 1965	F0	Minnesota	0.2 mi	10 yd	0

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Tornado history nearby

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