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Remember the Palm Sunday twin Tornadoes April 11, 1965

The second Palm Sunday tornado outbreak occurred on April 11, 1965 and involved 47 tornadoes (15 significant, 17 violent, 21 killers) hitting the Midwest. It was the second biggest outbreak on record at the time. In the Midwest, 271 people were killed and 1,500 injured (1,200 in Indiana). It was the deadliest tornado outbreak in Indiana history with 137 people killed. The outbreak also made that week the second most active week in history with 51 significant and 21 violent tornadoes...14 deaths - Tornado first touched down and caused severe damage in the Wakarusa area. Destroyed the Midway Trailer Park in Dunlap and numerous other homes in the Middlebury area. Some homes were completely swept away. Was photographed as a double funnel. An airplane wing was found 35 miles away in Centerville, Michigan. 1st of 2 tornadoes hitting the town of Dunlap and the Elkhart region. The U.S. Weather Bureau investigated the large number of deaths. Although Radar stations were few and far between in 1965, the severe nature of this storm was identified with adequate time to disseminate warnings. But the warning system failed as the public never received them. Additionally, the public did not know the difference between a Forecast and an Alert. Thus the Tornado watch and Tornado warning programs were implemented. (Wikipedia)

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Frederick Herbert Arth

6 May 1928 – 16 Nov 1965

Louisville, Stark County, Ohio, USA

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Mildred D Arth

1932 – 1965

Louisville, Stark County, Ohio, USA

Plot info: Section 9 Row 6

Roxanne Louis Boone

22 Feb 1959 – 11 Apr 1965

Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana, USA

Plot info: Section 4 Lot 201

Helen Lucille Brenneman

16 Jun 1911 – 11 Apr 1965

Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana, USA

Plot info: Section 27

Barbara J Burkholder

17 Jul 1935 – 11 Apr 1965

Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana, USA

Anna Marie Dillman

10 Apr 1899 – 5 Feb 1965

Affton, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA

Michael Scott Dowell

28 Dec 1962 – 11 Apr 1965

La Porte, La Porte County, Indiana, USA

Carolyn Jane Ford

15 Nov 1960 – 11 Apr 1965

Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana, USA

Plot info: Section 38

Steven G “Stevie” Forsythe

7 Feb 1955 – 11 Apr 1965

Middlebury, Elkhart County, Indiana, USA

Plot info: 4th Addition, Row 13

Kenneth L. Griffin

10 Jul 1910 – 11 Apr 1965

Osceola, St. Joseph County, Indiana, USA

Ruth Ann Nicholson Griffin

18 Mar 1873 – 14 Mar 1965

Spiceland, Henry County, Indiana, USA

Plot info: Sec. 4

Edward Em Hearld

15 May 1950 – 11 Apr 1965

Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana, USA

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Ada Mae Dickerson Higginbotham

13 Apr 1942 – 11 Apr 1965

London, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA

Plot info: Section F Plot 249-3

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Timothy Lee Higginbotham

19 Sep 1964 – 11 Apr 1965

London, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA

Plot info: Section F Plot 249-3

Bernice Birdina Hostetler

17 Jan 1920 – 11 Apr 1965

Shipshewana, LaGrange County, Indiana, USA

Bessie B. Nelson Hostetler

29 Jul 1896 – 11 Apr 1965

Shipshewana, LaGrange County, Indiana, USA

Carolyn Sue Hicks Jackson

10 Apr 1942 – 11 Apr 1965

Rector, Clay County, Arkansas, USA

Danny Dewayne Jackson

15 Feb 1962 – 11 Apr 1965

Rector, Clay County, Arkansas, USA

Denward H Jackson

11 Apr 1934 – 11 Apr 1965

Rector, Clay County, Arkansas, USA

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