The Palm Sunday 1965 Tornado Outbreak: A Meteorological Breakdown

Описание: In-depth discussion of the infamous Palm Sunday tornado outbreak on April 11, 1965. The outbreak produced 55 tornadoes in total, 18 of which were rated F4+, a number that stands behind only April 3-4, 1974. In this video, we'll discuss the meteorology behind the Palm Sunday outbreak, including what caused the tornadic activity the day before and why the Palm Sunday event was such a prolific significant tornado producer.

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Chapters:

0:00 Introduction
3:07 Meteorological analysis of the previous day
8:26 Meteorological analysis of the Palm Sunday outbreak
40:31 Wrap-up

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Resources:

NWS Indianapolis event page: https://www.weather.gov/ind/palmsuntor

NWS Northern Indiana event page: https://www.weather.gov/iwx/1965_palm...

NWS Grand Rapids event page: https://www.weather.gov/grr/1965PalmS...

NWS Chicago event page: https://www.weather.gov/lot/Palm_Sund...

Fujita et al. (1970): "PALM SUNDAY TORNADOES OF APRIL 11, 1965" - https://journals.ametsoc.org/view/jou...

Broyles et al. (2025): "The OMEGA Project" - https://www.spc.noaa.gov/publications...

"The Mighty Whirlwind" - David Wagler

Tornado Archive: https://tornadoarchive.com/home/

SPC Violent Tornado Webpage: https://www.spc.noaa.gov/exper/outbre...

Brian Bernard's Golden Horseshoe WX website: https://www.goldenhorseshoewx.ca/inde...

Palm Sunday case study on Golden Horseshoe WX: https://www.goldenhorseshoewx.ca/case...