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11/04/1965 Palm Sunday tornado outbreak

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Weather History: 1965 Palm Sunday Tornado Outbreak

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Death Out Of Darkness: 1965 Palm Sunday Tornadoes

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Palm Sunday: 50 Years Later

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Remembering the Palm Sunday tornado outbreak

The second Palm Sunday tornado outbreak occurred in the Midwest U.S. states of Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Iowa, with 47 tornadoes. It was the second-biggest outbreak on record at the time. In the Midwest, 271 people were killed and 1,500 injured.
    • Essentials 

    • Meteorological synopsis 

    • Outbreak description 

    • Aftermath