Prior to April 3, 1974, there had never been more than two (2) EF5 tornadoes in a single day. On that day, however, there were SEVEN. Here's a sampling of what occurred..

Jackie Armstrong was getting ready for work when the decision was made to flee her family's mobile homes seconds before a monsterous tornado arrived on April 3, 1974. Her and her family's story of survival. What she found when she returned was shocking. 

David Armstrong was home sick from school at the time the mile-wide F5 reached Palmyra, IN. He describes his family's horrific plight to escape the path of destruction on April 3, 1974.

Scott Trowbridge was a third grader at Morgan Elementary on April 3, 1974. He shares his experiences during the tornado strike at the school and his dad's plight to get to his son.

Teri Robbeloth (now Marshall) was a third grade teacher at Morgan Elementary in Harrison County Indiana when the mile-wide F5 struck.  Her experience with this montrous tornado as she tried to protect the kids.