List of North American tornadoes and tornado outbreaks United States 1960s

| Event | Date_ | Area | Tornadoes | Casualties | Notes_ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 Palm Sunday tornado outbreak | April 11–12, 1965 | Central United States | 47 | 256–271 fatalities | Among the most intense outbreaks ever recorded. Numerous violent and long-track tornadoes, some possibly F5s, tore across the Great Lakes states, killing hundreds of people. Two violent F4s hit Dunlap, Indiana, killing 51 people there. Two F4s with parallel paths in Michigan killed 44 people. Deadly tornadoes also impacted the Cleveland and Toledo areas. (32 significant, 17 violent, 21 killer) |
| Early-May 1965 tornado outbreak sequence | May 6–8, 1965 | Minnesota, Front Range, Great Plains | 50 | 17 fatalities | Included the 1965 Twin Cities tornado outbreak, in which a series of violent tornadoes struck the Twin Cities metro area on May 6, devastating Fridley and Golden Valley. A violent outbreak occurred on May 8 in Nebraska and South Dakota, including a massive F5 tornado in Tripp County and two long-tracked F4s, one of which almost obliterated Primrose, killing four people. (28 significant, 7 violent, 5 killer) |