Tornadoes and Hail in Indiana, April 11, 1965

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Indiana, April 11, 1965
Start: 1965-04-11T16:45
End: 1965-04-11T20:25
Location: Indiana

April 11, 1965 · 28 events in 19 counties and zones

24 tornado, 3 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

Tornadoes
Tropical storms and surge
Floods
Wind
Hail
Winter weather
Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
Other

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The toll

Deaths: 137
Injuries: 1,795
Property damage: $778 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 28

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

24 tornado, 3 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Starke

When: April 11, 4:45 PM CST
Where: Starke County
Rating: F3
Path length: 6.4 mi
Path width: 250 yd
Deaths: 4 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries: 27 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25 million
Coordinates: 41.350, -86.580

Tornado, Marshall

When: April 11, 4:50 PM CST
Where: Marshall County
Rating: F3
Path length: 10.7 mi
Path width: 250 yd
Deaths: 3 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries: 28 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25 million
Coordinates: 41.400, -86.470

Tornado, St. Joseph

When: April 11, 5:00 PM CST
Where: St. Joseph County
Rating: F3
Path length: 12.9 mi
Path width: 250 yd
Deaths: 3 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries: 27 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25 million
Coordinates: 41.480, -86.280

Tornado, Porter

When: April 11, 5:10 PM CST
Where: Porter County
Rating: F3
Path length: 14.8 mi
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $25 million
Coordinates: 41.350, -87.200

Tornado, Elkhart

When: April 11, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Elkhart County
Rating: F4
Path length: 21.2 mi
Path width: 33 yd
Deaths: 31 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries: 252 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 41.520, -86.070

Tornado, Elkhart

When: April 11, 5:20 PM CST
Where: Elkhart County
Rating: F3
Path length: 5.6 mi
Path width: 250 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 41.580, -86.070

Tornado, La Porte

When: April 11, 5:25 PM CST
Where: La Porte County
Rating: F3
Path length: 18.3 mi
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $25 million
Coordinates: 41.400, -86.920

Tornado, Elkhart

When: April 11, 5:40 PM CST
Where: Elkhart County
Rating: F4
Path width: 177 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 41.620, -85.700

Tornado, Lagrange

When: April 11, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Lagrange County
Rating: F4
Path length: 21.6 mi
Path width: 177 yd
Deaths: 5 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries: 41 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 41.630, -85.670

Tornado, Steuben

When: April 11, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Steuben County
Rating: F4
Path length: 3.8 mi
Path width: 333 yd
Coordinates: 41.730, -85.170

Hail, St. Joseph

When: April 11, 6:00 PM CST
Where: St. Joseph County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 41.580, -86.280

Hail, Tippecanoe

When: April 11, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Tippecanoe County
Measured: 2 in hail
Coordinates: 40.380, -86.900

Tornado, Tippecanoe

When: April 11, 6:07 PM CST
Where: Tippecanoe County
Rating: F4
Path length: 6.9 mi
Path width: 500 yd
Injuries: 10 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 40.330, -86.830

Tornado, St. Joseph

When: April 11, 6:10 PM CST
Where: St. Joseph County
Rating: F4
Path length: 6.9 mi
Path width: 333 yd
Injuries: 27 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 41.580, -86.200

Tornado, Clinton

When: April 11, 6:15 PM CST
Where: Clinton County
Rating: F4
Path length: 15.9 mi
Path width: 500 yd
Injuries: 34 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 40.370, -86.700

Tornado, Elkhart

When: April 11, 6:15 PM CST
Where: Elkhart County
Rating: F4
Path length: 21.6 mi
Path width: 333 yd
Deaths: 31 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries: 252 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 41.620, -86.070

Tornado, Clinton

When: April 11, 6:20 PM CST
Where: Clinton County
Rating: F4
Path length: 3.8 mi
Path width: 333 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 40.400, -86.380

Tornado, Howard

When: April 11, 6:25 PM CST
Where: Howard County
Rating: F4
Path length: 23.3 mi
Path width: 880 yd
Deaths: 17 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries: 560 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250 million
Coordinates: 40.420, -86.300

Tornado, Lagrange

When: April 11, 6:40 PM CST
Where: Lagrange County
Rating: F4
Path length: 8.5 mi
Path width: 333 yd
Deaths: 5 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries: 42 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 41.720, -85.670

Tornado, Grant

When: April 11, 6:50 PM CST
Where: Grant County
Rating: F4
Path length: 20.9 mi
Path width: 880 yd
Deaths: 8 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries: 275 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250 million
Coordinates: 40.500, -85.870

Tornado, Montgomery

When: April 11, 6:50 PM CST
Where: Montgomery County
Rating: F4
Path length: 8.9 mi
Path width: 667 yd
Deaths: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries: 13 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25 million
Coordinates: 40.020, -86.870

Tornado, Boone

When: April 11, 7:10 PM CST
Where: Boone County
Rating: F4
Path length: 24.7 mi
Path width: 1,667 yd
Deaths: 20 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries: 80 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25 million
Coordinates: 40.050, -86.700

Tornado, Blackford

When: April 11, 7:10 PM CST
Where: Blackford County
Rating: F4
Path length: 1.9 mi
Path width: 33 yd
Injuries: 22 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25 million
Coordinates: 40.550, -85.380

Tornado, Wells

When: April 11, 7:15 PM CST
Where: Wells County
Rating: F4
Path length: 15.3 mi
Path width: 33 yd
Deaths: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries: 38 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25 million
Coordinates: 40.570, -85.330

Tornado, Hamilton

When: April 11, 7:40 PM CST
Where: Hamilton County
Rating: F4
Path length: 12.1 mi
Path width: 1,333 yd
Deaths: 6 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries: 30 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25 million
Coordinates: 40.150, -86.250

Tornado, Adams

When: April 11, 7:45 PM CST
Where: Adams County
Rating: F4
Path length: 13.7 mi
Path width: 33 yd
Deaths: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries: 37 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25 million
Coordinates: 40.630, -85.050

Hail, Grant

When: April 11, 8:07 PM CST
Where: Grant County
Measured: 2 in hail
Coordinates: 40.500, -85.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Marion

When: April 11, 8:25 PM CST
Where: Marion County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 39.700, -86.180

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

Event	Date	Age	Sex	Where	Kind
Tornado, Wells	1965-04-11				Direct
Tornado, Adams	1965-04-11				Direct

What these are

Tornado: A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Indiana in 1965 Every state in 1965 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Indiana, 1965

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10005002, 10005003, 10005004, 10005005, 10005006, 10005007, 10005008, 10005009, 10005010, 10005011, 10005012, 10005013, 10005014, 10005015, 10005016, 10005017, 10005018, 10005019, 10005020, 10005021, 10005022, 10005023, 10005024, 10005025, 10005026, 10005027, 10005028, 10005029.