October 28, 1896: A possible F3 tornado moved 8 miles through parts of Lincoln County, OK. Four homes were destroyed near “Mitchell Post Office” int he northwest part of the county. The postmaster and his wife were killed in their post office home. Another man was killed at his farm. Grazulis notes, “other people may have died in this or in other tornadoes in the county, or in Payne County, this day.”