Tornado outbreak of April 1, 1884

This article is about the outbreak that produced the 1884 Oakville, Indiana Tornado, if you want the outbreak that produced the 2017 Muncie, Indiana Tornado then click on the April 1, 2017 tornado outbreak

NOTE: This is based off of the April 1, 1884 Oakville, Indiana F5 Tornado which destroyed the village

Oakville, Indiana
Among contemporary meteorologists, this was considered one of the most intense tornadoes observed up to that time. Parts of Oakville "vanished," with house debris scattered for miles.

Indianapolis, Indiana
This F4 tornado caused severe damage, Parts of Northern Marion County were destroyed...one piece from the Indiana State Capitol was found in Gaston, Indiana, which is about 50 miles away.

Muncie, Indiana
This Very High End F3 caused extreme damage in and close to the Muncie area, the Tornado occured at the same time of the Oakville Tornado and was spawned by the same supercell, 69 people were killed in this tornado, making it the second killer tornado of April 1884.

Lima, Ohio
This F4 Tornado caused major damage in the city of Lima...this Tornado was produced by the same supercell that produced the Killer F3 Muncie Tornado and the Killer F5 Oakville Tornado...the tornado killed 4 people...making it the third killer tornado of April 1884...and the 4th of 8 tornadoes that this supercell produced.