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May 6th 1965. Today marks the 50th anniversary of the Fridley Tornado of May 6 1965.
One out of every four homes in the city was destroyed or damaged.
Fridley tornado 1965. On the night of May 6 1965 two F4 tornadoes cut through the northwest Twin Cities metro area. Known collectively as the Fridley tornado these twisters were the worst cyclonic disaster to hit the Twin Cities to date. On the evening of May 6 1965 Twin Cities residents knew that there was going to be a storm.
850 people attended the 50th Anniversary of the 1965 Fridley Tornadoes Wednesday May 6 600 pm Fridley High School Auditorium located at 6000 West Moore Lake Drive NE Fridley MN 55432 Program location had to change due to overwhelming response. The Night The Sirens Blew will be autographed by Allen Taylor. Here is some rare vintage 8mm video of storm damage from the 1965 Fridley Minnesota tornado outbreak of May 6 1965.
It was shot by my Uncle with audio co. Fridley tornado aftermath. NOAA photo via Wikipedia.
Today marks the 50th anniversary of the Fridley Tornado of May 6 1965. That night six tornadoes hit the Minneapolis-St. Paul area with two of them hitting the suburb of Fridley near University Avenue and Interstate 694.
WCCO Radio Archives Of 1965 Tornadoes. MINNEAPOLIS WCCO They called it the longest night for good reason. Tornadoes killed 13 people and in Fridley.
Watch KSTP archived footage of the damage following the tornadoes that tore through Fridley. 52nd Anniversary Fridley Tornadoes. May 6th 1965.
When one thinks of an anniversary usually it is uplifting and delightful. This anniversary is. As we remember this date many residents of Fridley have memories of death destruction and fear.
Fortunately the vast majority of people paid heed to the warnings and sirens. 8 mm film I took the day after the Fridley tornado. The film was taken on the roof of my folks house at 6862 Monroe the neighborhood and Hayes school Note.
Fridley MN Tornado 1965 has 2126 members. Do you remember the Fridley tornado of 1965. Share your stories before and after.
I wanted to make you aware of a research project on the 65 tornadoes that is underway and ask for the Fridley Historical Societys assistance. I recently volunteered to digitize and animate the images from the then US. Weather Bureaus radar from the night of May 6.
On May 6 1965 Fridley was hit by two F4 tornadoes. One out of every four homes in the city was destroyed or damaged. The second twister that hit was the deadliest storm in Twin Cities history see 1965 Twin Cities tornado outbreak which killed a total of 13 people.
Portions of the City Hall and Fire Station were damaged. Fridley MN Tornado 1965 has 2163 members. Do you remember the Fridley tornado of 1965.
Share your stories before and after. Aerial view of Fridley tornado damage in a two-block area May 8 1965. Minneapolis Star photograph by Arthur Hager.
Minneapolis Star Tribune negatives collection box 251 Minnesota Historical Society. The worst tornadoes in Minnesota Twin Cities history occurred on May 6 1965 with five tornadoes sweeping across the western and northern portions of the 7-county region and a sixth tornado just outside the metropolitan area. Four tornadoes were rated F4 one was an F3 and the other produced F2 damage.
Thirteen people were killed and 683. May 6 1965 was one of the worst tornado outbreaks in Minnesota history. Six tornadoes affected six counties around the Twin Cities with 13 fatalities and over 500 injured.
The tornado outbreak lasted three hours and caused 51 million in damage. There were four F-4s one F-3 and one F-2. Two of the F-4s crossed paths causing even more damage.
Fridley Tornado-1965 GC2Y8A4 was created by guardrail10 on 6142011. Its a Micro size geocache with difficulty of 15 terrain of 2. Its located in Minnesota United States.
I have witnessedbeen involved in 3 tornado systems in Fridley. The worst was May 6th 1965.