Palm Sunday in 1965 started as a fairly pleasant day. Temperatures reached into the high 50s and lower 60s, making it one of the first mild days of spring. By afternoon, storms began to brew.

Survivor of Palm Sunday tornado outbreak recalls devastation 60 years later. Story by Joshua Short • 1w. E LKHART COUNTY, Ind. (WNDU) - On this day in 1965, lives changed forever.

Today is the 59th anniversary of the famous Palm Sunday tornado outbreak of April 11, 1965. There were 271 killed and approx. 1,500 injured that day. The picture at the top is the Swan Inn at 6 Mi… ...

The 1965 Palm Sunday Tornado Outbreak caused massive devastation to mostly Michigan, Indiana and Ohio. It's often referred to as one of the worst tornado outbreaks in United States history.

While alerts were issued, Palm Sunday 1965 triggered improvements in the communication of threats from severe weather. Previous tornado "forecasts" would be called "watches", going forward.

Multiple tornadoes caused widespread destruction and death across six Midwestern states on Palm Sunday, April 11, 1965. Elkhart County, Indiana, was particularly hard hit, with 60 fatalities and ...

An F-4 tornado, which packs winds between 207 to 260 mph, hasn't hit the state since 1977. By comparison, the 2014 tornado the wreaked havoc in Wyoming and Kentwood was only recorded as an F-1 ...

PIEDMONT, Alabama -- It hardly seems like 20 years have passed since an F4 tornado struck Goshen United Methodist Church outside Piedmont during a Palm Sunday service.

On this day in 1920 a deadly EF-4 tornado devastated northwest Ohio. It was one of two tornadoes to strike the region on Palm Sundays. In 1920 and in 1965, tornadoes hit the region on Palm Sunday.

The Palm Sunday Tornado Outbreak is one of the most significant and deadly tornado events in U.S. history. It left a lasting impact on the United States, particularly on regions like Indiana, and had ...