Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Burnett County, Wisconsin, May 5, 1965

RatingF2

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length14.3 mi

Width50 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (45.77, -92.77) to the end point (45.88, -92.52), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 5, 1965, 8:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F2
States: Wisconsin
Counties: Burnett County
Path: 14.3 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 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	F3	Minnesota, Wisconsin	65.2 mi	100 yd	7
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	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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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.