Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Metcalfe County, Kentucky, November 26, 1965
RatingF2
Deaths1
Injuries1
Length5.4 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (37.12, -85.75) to the end point (37.10, -85.65), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- November 26, 1965, 11:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Kentucky
- Counties
- Metcalfe County
- Path
- 5.4 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 1 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on November 26, 1965
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 26, 1965 | F3 | Arkansas | 3.6 mi | 880 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26, 1965 | F3 | Indiana | 14.7 mi | 527 yd | 0 | 5 |
| Nov 26, 1965 | F3 | Indiana | 1 mi | 70 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26, 1965 | F3 | Indiana | 1 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Nov 26, 1965 | F3 | Indiana | 0.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26, 1965 | F3 | Indiana | 1.9 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26, 1965 | F2 | Illinois | 0.5 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 5 |
| Nov 26, 1965 | F2 | Indiana | 4.7 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26, 1965 | F2 | Kentucky | 2.7 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 8 |
| Nov 26, 1965 | F1 | Illinois | 0.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26, 1965 | F1 | Arkansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26, 1965 | F1 | Ohio | 4.3 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 26, 1965 | F1 | Kentucky | 9.6 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 2 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.