Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F4 tornado, Hennepin County, Minnesota, May 6, 1965
RatingF4
Deaths6
Injuries158
Length17.3 mi
Width667 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (44.98, -93.38) to the end point (45.17, -93.08), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 6, 1965, 8:14 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F4
- States
- Minnesota
- Counties
- Hennepin County, Ramsey County
- Path
- 17.3 miles long, up to 667 yards wide
- Casualties
- 6 deaths, 158 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 6, 1965
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 1965 | F4 | Minnesota | 12.3 mi | 300 yd | 3 | 175 |
| May 6, 1965 | F4 | Minnesota | 6.9 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 6, 1965 | F4 | Minnesota | 6.8 mi | 1,000 yd | 3 | 175 |
| May 6, 1965 | F3 | Minnesota | 15.5 mi | 167 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 6, 1965 | F2 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 2 |
| May 6, 1965 | F2 | Minnesota | 11.2 mi | 667 yd | 1 | 175 |
| May 6, 1965 | F2 | Oklahoma | 31.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 2 |
| May 6, 1965 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 6, 1965 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 6, 1965 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 6, 1965 | F0 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.