Sixty years ago today, several Michigan towns were changed forever in what is arguably the state’s worst tornado outbreak.
On April 11, 1965, the Palm Sunday tornado outbreak struck the Great Lakes region, dropping 37 tornadoes across six states , including 17 rated F4 on the original Fujita scale — four of which occurred in Michigan. The state saw between seven and 14 tornadoes that day, with reports varying due to the limitations of technology at the time.
The outbreak killed 266 people across the nation , with 53 deaths occurring in Michigan. Branch County saw the most fatalities with 18…