Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F3 tornado, Lake County, Indiana, November 12, 1965

RatingF3

Deaths0

Injuries14

Length4.1 mi

Width40 yd

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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.55, -87.48) to the end point (41.57, -87.40), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: November 12, 1965, 4:53 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F3
States: Indiana
Counties: Lake County
Path: 4.1 miles long, up to 40 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 14 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on November 12, 1965

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
Nov 12, 1965	F2	Illinois	32.1 mi	17 yd	0	0
Nov 12, 1965	F2	Illinois	35.9 mi	120 yd	2	90
Nov 12, 1965	F2	Illinois	1 mi	20 yd	0	0
Nov 12, 1965	F2	Illinois	8.7 mi	50 yd	0	0
Nov 12, 1965	F2	Illinois	0.3 mi	10 yd	0	0
Nov 12, 1965	F0	Illinois	0.2 mi	10 yd	0	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

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