On this day: the Palm Sunday tornado outbreak

Picture of the double tornado that hit the Midway Trailer Park in Indiana, killing 14. 11th April 1965.

The Palm Sunday tornado outbreak occurred across the US states of Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois and Iowa on the 11th and 12th of April, 1965.

Forty-seven tornadoes struck, including the “double tornado” in Indiana (above) that killed fourteen people. 271 deaths were confirmed across all states.

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