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You can see his full report here. These tornadoes were part of an immense multi-day tornado outbreak that began in the Plains states on April 28, 1909, which continued through the Midwest, Ohio Valley, Tennessee Valley, and Lower Mississippi Valley on April 29-30 before ending in the Southeast on May 1, 1909. The most terrible cyclone in the history of Giles County struck with great fury between 11 and 12 o'clock Thursday night. National Weather Service It touched down during the dead of night between 10 and 11as it moved into Williamson County. Tornado caused $60,000 in damage at Sidney. The cyclone of the night of April 29th or morning of April 30th, did great damage near Rugby. Aftermath of deadly April 1909 tornado outbreak in Centerville, TN (Tennessee State Library & Archives) 62 people were killed in the outbreak, with 31 of them dying when a massive F4 tornado. One son, Oscar, was hit by falling timbers and considerably bruised. A thorough reading of newspaper articles came up with a total of 17 deaths and 43 injuries, with 9 deaths and 32 injuries in Hickman County and 8 deaths and 11 injuries in Williamson County. 6 Feb. 2021. A tornado destroyed 23 homes and damaged a depot and a hotel in Decherd. Damage: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration The residence of Rush Brown, four miles from town, was razed to the ground and Mrs. Brown dangerously injured by the falling of the roof. Special thanks to Sam Shamburger from the National Weather Service office in Nashville, who did extensive research on this tornado outbreak. One negro family, Nancy Smith and two children lost their lives in the wreckage of their little home, and one of Till Bledsoe's children was killed. At Florence, a village about six miles from here, the large mill known as "Ward Mill", on the Stones River, was blown completely into the river. Ab Hays, of Nashville, who was visiting Joe Rosson's family, near Port Royal, was seriously hurt by timbers, and died this morning. This was the deadliest tornado outbreak in the U.S. since May 2011, when more than 170 people were killed. 1909: A tornado moves the Algood Methodist Church off its foundation. Part of a larger outbreak that started a few days earlier, the unrelenting barrage of . Questions? The tornado likely began in Humphreys County based on the information by Grazulis and the Nashville American. 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From there, it crossed over to Columbia Avenue, where it completely wrecked everything along both sides of the pike, from Winstead Hill to the area just adjacent to Battle Ground Academy. The deadliest January tornadoes on record. And five days later, Mrs. Marlin died from her injuries at a Nashville hospital. In that general area, at least 55 were killed by tornadoes. Just like the previous storm, it caused widespread property damage. Spawned by the same thunderstorm that produced the Charleston tornado family. Grazulis and some newspapers reported 4 deaths in Franklin County from Owl Hollow to Decherd, but newspaper articles indicate at least 2 more people died from their injuries several weeks later after the tornado, with other people still in critical condition. and Mrs. W. S. McLaurine, Mrs. Ella King, widow of the late Mit King, collar bone broken, Hiram Usselton's baby, seriously, perhaps fatally hurt, George Hardy, son of T. J. The home of Mrs. Ward escaped any serious damage. The horror of the storm was greatly increased especially were people were (sic) severely hurt by the darkness and torrents of rain, which followed. The stock barn of Rural home Stock farm was torn to pieces, and there were many other houses, barns, and outhouses destroyed. Sorry, the location you searched for was not found. Among the towns affected were Horn Lake, Mississippi, where about half of the fatalities were recorded, and Whitehaven, Tennessee, where the tornado damaged 30 homes. The path of the cyclone at this point is about 300 yards wide, and was accompanied by a heavy rain and thunder and electrical display. There were no additional fatalities from these tornadoes. Many historians believe it was during this phase of the storm that winds along the periphery also toppled the steeple that used to sit atop the Franklin Cumberland Presbyterian Church. FROM THE NASHVILLE AMERICAN, MAY 1 1909, PAGE 10, "AT WATERTOWN, TENN.". The McConnico Church southeast of Franklin was also heavily damaged. The horror of the storm was greatly increased especially were people were (sic) severely hurt by the darkness and torrents of rain, which followed. Some homes were reportedly destroyed in six counties further to the ENE, but tornadoes there are not confirmable. "Storm's Dead Total 93." 10-18-1909, p. 2. Miss Jennie Kelso, Fayetteville; killed by live electric light wire. This historical footage of Oklahoma's worst-ever tornado outbreak was assembled using News 9's on-air broadcast along with storm tracker footage and some images/interviews with viewers. Twenty-two others lost their lives that fateful night across Middle Tennessee in tornadoes that struck Montgomery, Robertson, Rutherford, Wilson, Grundy, and Fentress Counties. Track of Cyclone a Mile Wide and Vast Damage Done": MURFREESBORO, Tenn., April 30. It traveled through the Conway Community, destroying the local public school, Lancaster explained. From Conway eastward to the county line, and even beyond through Lincoln County a wide path of destruction and desolation was swept through a prosperous and happy farming community. The Alex Mitchell family of five in Hillsboro was also reportedly all killed, but this could not be confirmed. It next struck the farm of Judge B. C. Batts, near Sadlersville, blew down his barn, his shade trees and other valuable timber, striking next the farm of Jervy Grubbs, where it demolished his tobacco barn, fences and other buildings; then struck the farm of Tom Sanders and his residence, barns and other buildings were destroyed. Following is a partia (?) This tornado was almost certainly produced by the same supercell that spawned the even worse Giles/Lincoln County tornado just to the west. The lightning flashed incessantly, and all evidences indicated that a great storm was raging in the neighboring sections. The cyclone followed the course of Dog Creek, a small stream close to the springs, and followed it until it came to the mouth of the hollow, when it entered the hollow and laid waste everything in its path. The emergency is one which as charitable, sympathetic people, we should take prompt steps to alleviate. US Dept of Commerce The several cashiers will take charge of same several cashiers will take charge of same and see to it that it is property and judiciously distributed among those who are destitute. GRAZULIS: Twenty-three homes were destroyed, and a hotel and depot were unroofed at Decherd. Nashville, TN500 Weather Station RoadOld Hickory, TN 37138615-754-8500Comments? W. S. McLaurine's baby were also killed. Parts of the planning mill were blown through F. H. White's residence, some 200 yards away, and Mrs. White was slightly injured and their house considerably damaged. The storm extended over many states inflicting damage on widely scattered communities from the Great Lakes to the Gulf. In addition, the "old negro woman" killed "one-quarter mile west of Franklin" according to the Pulaski Citizen newspaper was actually killed, along with one of her children, on Carter's Creek Pike southwest of Franklin per the Nashville American newspaper. At Trinity, about seven miles west of here, the damage is beyond description. The stock barn of Rural home Stock farm was torn to pieces, and there were many other houses, barns, and outhouses destroyed. One brick home was completely demolished. - April 29, at 8:15 p.m., Charlotte was visited with an electrical storm and tornado about 300 yards wide, taking all in its path. CYCLONE BRINGS DEATH AND DESTRUCTION Many Lives and Much Property Lost in Giles County. Will McGrew's family consisted of ten. The strongest, an F-4 with winds 207 mph or higher traveled for 30 miles across Giles and Lincoln counties killing 31 people in all. GRAZULIS: Moved NE from just over the Alabama line, crossing extreme SE Giles County to 5 miles NW of Fayetteville. This tornado appears to be from the same long-track supercell which tracked from the Memphis area and later produced the tornadoes in Hickman, Maury, Williamson, Rutherford, Wilson, DeKalb, Putnam, Fentress, and Scott Counties. Four people are known to be dead and two are missing, supposed to have been blown away as their home was demolished. It is seldom our mountain country has such a cyclone. The cyclone followed the course of Dog Creek, a small stream close to the springs, and followed it until it came to the mouth of the hollow, when it entered the hollow and laid waste everything in its path. Large trees were torn and twisted from the roots, and in some places scarcely a tree was left uninjured in a whole forest. 30. The barn of Dr. Neely, representative from this county, was blown away. Many narrow escaped from death are reported, but only one person is known to have been injured, an old lady, Mrs. Upchurch, but the extent of her injuries is not known FROM THE NASHVILLE AMERICAN, MAY 1 1909, PAGE 4, "SMYRNA IS STRUCK": SMYRNA, Tenn., April 30. It is thought that the dead and injured list will be increased by further reports. As soon as a message could be sent to Pulaski, local doctors and citizens hastened to the scene of disaster to aid as much as possible in the work of relief. Fayetteville was not in the pathway of the cyclone, but was near it. FROM THE NASHVILLE AMERICAN, MAY 1 1909, PAGE 4, "DEKALB COUNTY": ALEXANDRIA, Tenn., April 30 - A destructive wind of high velocity accompanied with much lightning and the largest hail ever known here struck the section of the country from Statesville to Smith Fork, traveling east. The farm of James Welch, near Sango, was swept clean, every building on it being wrecked. Here is information to know, understand and remember; The annual average number of tornadoes reported in Tennessee grew from 11.3 for the 20-year period of 1980-1999 to 18.1 for 2000-2019. This particular cyclone began its work of destruction in the neighborhood of Conway, though several barns and tenant houses were blown down west of that place. The tornado passed up the Nashville and Murfreesboro turnpike, between this place and Florence, for a short distance, and for a quarter of a mile or more made a complete wreck of the telegraph and telephone lines. To this day, the 1909 outbreak remains the second-deadliest on record in Tennesseeeven the April 34, 1974 Super Outbreak and the February 56, 2008, Super Tuesday outbreak produced just 45 and 31 deaths each in the state.[1]. Another tornado or downburst later struck near Monterey in eastern Putnam County, as the Nashville American reported "one of the worst wind storms in the history of the town" unroofed houses and barns, but the description of the damage is unclear whether a tornado or downburst was the cause. Following are some of the more serious losses: Lee Smith, house and barn; J. S. Bryan, house and barn; Werner Stevenson, house and barn; W. H. Watson, house and barn; Otha Young, house and barn; W. S. McLaurine, house and barn; Irby Scruggs, residence, outhouses and tenant houses; - barn escaped, Mrs. Eliza Wilkinson, residence; Hood Wilkinson, orchard, shop and barn, resident damaged, but not wrecked; T. J. Hardy, residence and barn; Ike Shapard, gin, The Scruggs' school house, near Conway, and the school house and church at Bee Spring were utterly swept away. The Bee Springs tornado touched down in northernmost Limestone County, Alabama, before crossing the into Lincoln and Giles Counties in Tennessee. A total of 22 people were killed in that area (Giles County), and seven near "Millville" (Lincoln County). The homes of Mrs. John Brown and William McAdoo were blown down, and part of the home of B. M. Peebles was blown away. All NOAA. The tornado proceeded over across the Lewisburg Pike area, out Murfreesboro Road, and by 11 p.m. struck for a final time, near Clovercroft. FROM THE NASHVILLE AMERICAN, May 1 1909, PAGE 4, "RUTHERFORD COUNTY. - The windstorm in this county Thursday night was probably the worst in its history. The tornado outbreak this week featured more than 400 tornado warnings and severe thunderstorm warnings that spanned nearly two-dozen states. Mrs. Speight, one mile from Charlotte, suffered a severe loss. A number of houses have been damaged by falling timber, one or two thrown off the foundations and one large two-story building completely demolished. The cyclone struck Primm Springs, a summer resort in Hickman County, and devastated the country. Homes were "obliterated" at "Bee Springs" and near "Millville." SHAMBURGER (2016): Despite the complete destruction of the home in Humphreys County as reported by the Nashville American, the tornado was not included in Grazulis' book Significant Tornadoes 1600-1991. of those most seriously hurt: Esq. Many Nolensville residents said it was the worst storm to ever strike there -- even worse than the notorious cyclone of 1900, which had cut a path only a few hundred yards wide. Homes were reportedly damaged or destroyed. - A terrific cyclone passed through a portion of Maury, Giles, Hickman and Williamson Counties last night, and as a result thirty-five or forty known dead and a hundred or more injured, some seriously. Both the Methodist and Christian churches are blown down; the homes of Will Tullass and James Marshall, both of which were beautiful country residences, are complete wrecks; the home of James Nolen is considerably damage, but not so bad as the others. The Elk Cotton Mill was damaged about $5,000. The second F3 tornado flattened structures near Covington and Medina. - The most horrible catastrophe ever known in Lincoln County was the cyclone which passed through the county last night about midnight, wrecking homes, destroying lives and injuring a large number of citizens. There were also numerous reports of livestock killed by flying debris. Almost every dwelling was rendered unsafe. J. D. Butler's house was damaged considerably, and the Methodist Church, South, had part of the roof blown away. April 29, 1909 Tornado Outbreak. Franklin, Tenn., Apr. Great injury was done forests. Weather.gov > Nashville, TN > April 29, 1909 Tornado Outbreak . The courthouse was unroofed, and sixteen of its beautiful shade trees uprooted. Damage: The storm seemed to reach the proportions of a tornado at a late hour of the night, sweeping from northeast to southwest, carrying down many farm buildings, but fortunately it passed through a sparsely-settled section and in about twenty minutes it completely reversed its course, turning from the northeast to the southwest, and many of the buildings were blown back in the opposite direction. Mr. Brinkley's house was carried from its foundations, as was a newly completed house of J. Andy Beshear said Saturday. GRAZULIS: Moved NE near "Sango," 8 miles ESE of Clarksville. FROM THE NASHVILLE AMERICAN, MAY 2 1909, PAGE 4, section FOUR DEATHS IN MONTGOMERY: CLARKSVILLE, Tenn., May 1. This is a list of significant tornadoes that have touched down in Maury County since 1900. Mr. McNutt, wife and three children, near Fayetteville. In Tennessee, the town of Locke was mostly destroyed by the first F3 tornado. Dickson was left to the right of the storm's pathway, and fortunately little damage was done here. The track of the cyclone was about a mile in width, passing across the country from west to east and north of Murfreesboro. The total list of those killed in Giles County, so far as could be learned the day after the storm was eighteen white people and four negroes, making twenty two in all. Trees were twisted in two and hurled great distances. 20th Century 1909 Oct 14, Tornado Outbreak, AL (11-21), AR (2), GA (1-2), TN (42-50) -56-75 lornajarrettblanchard October 14, 1909 95 Daily Telegraph, Atlantic, IA. Their household effects are destroyed. Damage: Robert Barnes and wife, near Fayetteville. It is impossible to obtain details, as the wires are all down. The most terrible cyclone in the history of Giles County struck with great fury between 11 and 12 o'clock Thursday night. Get the Android Weather app from Google Play, 5 reported dead after severe weather in Kentucky,, Rollover crash on I-65N in Davidson County leads, Man hit, killed on Old Hickory Blvd. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) The deadliest tornado outbreak ever in Middle Tennessee struck the region from the evening hours of April 29, 1909, through the night and into the next day on April. The majority of the 34 deaths caused by this F4 tornado were in the residential areas of the east and south areas of the town. As soon as neighbors could be informed of the disaster, they hastened to the relief of the suffering. The home of Wilson Estes was also destroyed, together with the livery barn of Russell Estes, owner of Primm Springs Hotel. The 77 killer tornadoes recorded in the year 1909 marked an all-time yearly record for the number of killer tornadoes, a total that was only equaled in the year 1917. - M. C. NORTHINGTON, Mayor.". Therefore, the Franklin County damage (at least F2) and Grundy County damage (F1) were combined into this entry and added to the NWS Nashville tornado database. This massive tornado then passed into Lincoln County through the northern suburbs of Fayetteville before lifting northeast of Fayetteville. BEE SPRING, Tenn. (WKRN) On April 29th and 30th in 1909, Middle Tennessee suffered its deadliest tornado outbreak in history. Web. The courthouse roof was blown off. April 29, 1909 Tornado Outbreak. In addition, Grazulis did not include the part of this tornado's path in northwest Robertson County near Sadlersville, which was included here along with the reported one injury. Four-year-old child of Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Thompson, Totty's Bend. The cyclone struck Rudolphtown about 8 o'clock and traveled in a northeasterly course. Jim Cheat, a prosperous farmer near town, lost his barn, and had one very fine mule killed by the storm. Here is an opportunity in my judgement, for an exhibition of true Christian benevolence. From that point, the storm moved into the Greenbrier section, where it destroyed two stores, several churches, and numerous farm houses, barns and outbuildings. "Some splendid homes were turned to rubbish.". The seriously injured are M. J. Farrar and daughter, of Gyruston, the former having a broken collarbone, and the latter a broken arm and leg; residence wrecked and burned. Numbers of barns completely wrecked, and several houses ruined. Between the Wilson turnpike and Nolensville Pike for a distance of seven miles and half mile wide a number of houses are destroyed. The Tri-State Tornado occurred on March 18, 1925. Besides the loss of property, which is now estimated at $100,000, seven known dead are reported, and injured. Houses and barns with their contents, orchards, fences and timber make up a large list of valuable property much of which was literally blown out of existence in a few seconds. If your child will play baseball or softball this spring, youll need to stock up on appropriate clothing and equipment. Bud Guffey, his wife, and two chidlren. But for the fact that the country is hilly and in places thinly settled the destruction would have been even greater. Two people were killed and 20 injured in that second storm. Near Cross Roads, one man was killed and two more people were severely injured (F2) before the tornado lifted somewhere northeast of that community, a distance of roughly 20 miles. A large oak tree was lifted bodily and blown across it, crushing in the roof. The young son of J. L. Cox, who lives on Hervey Whitfield's farm in District No. One of the heaviest and hardest rains followed by a hail storm; hundreds of trees blown down and nearly all orchards ruined. The cyclone struck Primm Springs, a summer resort in Hickman County, and devastated the country. A tornado outbreak March 24-25 dropped several long-track, powerful tornadoes in Alabama, one of which impacted cities like Greensboro, Brent and Centreville and stayed on the ground for more than . It is impossible at this time to estimate the damage. The village of Harms, five miles west of Fayetteville, was almost completely destroyed. The barn of William Gillam was blown down and his house twisted. SHAMBURGER (2016): Although Grazulis states that a downburst caused the immense damage in Statesville, the severity of the damage across southeast Wilson County into DeKalb County - with three churches demolished, numerous homes and barns unroofed, and several injuries - strongly suggests this damage was from a strong tornado. SHAMBURGER (2017): Based on the Fentress County Gazette article, this damage appears to be yet another tornado produced by the same long track supercell that spawned numerous tornadoes from southeast of Memphis to Cookeville. Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. Another (not counted) indirect death occurred in Lincoln County due to a Miss Jennie Kelso interacting with a live electrical wire. The old McGavock home is wrecked. The half-mile wide tornado moved across the Brewster Community causing two injuries (F2), then passed just south of Rugby into Scott County. Brave men bared their backs to the chilly rain to provide wraps for suffering women and children; and worked through the dreary hours till daylight, searching for the dead and endeavoring to relieve the suffering of survivors. National Weather Service The old McGavock home is wrecked. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The storm seems to have entered the county from the southern side, passing between this place and Tennessee City. In its course from Rudolphtown to the Robertson County line the storm put out the eyes of several mules and other stock at Hinton, blew down the residence and stable of Joe Rosson, blew away the residence of Mrs. Ella Rosson and blew her over 100 yards. It then completely blew away Webb & Crawford's Planning Mills and the stock house of the Cookeville Roller Mills. Several other houses were blown down and a number of people injured. It was around 10:15 p.m. when the first of these tornadoes came rolling out of Hickman County into the White Oak area, just across the county line. Will McGrew's family consisted of ten. Several of the injured people who later died were plantation workers. The Elk Cotton Mill was damaged about $5,000. [3] However, the 1909 outbreak did not produce any F5 tornadoes on the Fujita scale; only one such event occurred in Tennessee on April 16, 1998. WATERTOWN, Tenn., April 30. - This place was visited Thursday night about 1 o'clock by a cyclone traveling in a southeasterly direction. Gibbons, of this place, was killed while eating. At Walter Hill the residence of Mrs. Upchurch was totally destroyed and she herself was fatally injured. The top of the house was blown off and Mrs. Cox was thrown by the wind into the garden a short distance away. The deadliest tornado touched down just south of the Tennessee-Mississippi state line in Desoto County and tracked east-northeast for about 125 miles (201km) across Shelby, Fayette, Hardeman, Chester, Henderson and Decatur Counties. At Leiper's Fork, in Williamson County, a mother and three children were killed in their home. On account of the destitution which is reported to exist in the stricken district, Mayor Northington has issued the following statement: "Reports having reached me of the destitution occasioned by Thursday night's storm, on account of which scored of persons have lost all of their means and been rendered homeless, it becomes my duty to make the fact known in our citizens officially. Two of the couple's sons were blown over a 20-foot bluff and into a nearby creek. Miss Jennie Kelso, Fayetteville; killed by live electric light wire. From almost every section of Tennessee are reports of fatalities and property loss, while Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, and even Indiana and Illinois report touches of the cyclone. The home of Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Marlin was completely demolished. The cyclone wrecked the house and killed Mrs. McGrew and six children, while Mr. McGrew, a son and a baby escaped with serious injuries. Two more people may have died in rural areas near Fayetteville. - At Statesville, seven miles from here, the storm of Thursday night destroyed the three churches and the school building. Windows were blown from the residence of William H. Gregory, and the barn on his farm was blown down and numerous losses of a similar kind were the result. - A terrific rain and wind storm swept this county last night and many reports of widespread damage and destruction are being received. It was an F-4 with winds 207 miles per hour or higher. Much of the land was washed. Mail service over Route No. Multiple locations were found. A force of men from Scott and Morgan counties under the road overseers, cleared the road on May 3rd. Based on all this information, the path location was adjusted to the south of Franklin, with the path width added as 300 yards based on reports in the Nashville American. of those most seriously hurt: Esq. Bud Guffey, his wife, and two chidlren. For a strip more than two miles in width along the railroad between here and Tennessee City, and on through that portion of the county traversed by the storm, scarcely a tree is left standing, but all lie as flat as if rolled over by some immense road roller. Mr. Parkes had a cow killed, fruit trees destroyed and barn blown down. Jack Pope's home was wrecked and he and his wife were killed. Many Lives and Much Property Lost in Giles County. FROM THE FENTRESS COUNTY GAZETTE, MAY 6 1909, "Local News": The storm of last Friday morning, which was so severe in different parts of the state, did no damage in this immediate vicinity. In the end, this first tornado, an F3, cut a path 45-miles long through Hickman, Maury, and Williamson counties. National Weather Service. FROM THE NASHVILLE AMERICAN, MAY 2 1909, PAGE 5, "FALLING TIMBER": WILDER, Tenn., May 1. All of the buildings belong to the Fentress Coal & Coke Company. Elam Tucker, who lives at the old Suttle place, near Aspen Hill, lost his barn, also Will Coon, Billy Widene, and D. Biles, and the tenant houses on the Phillips place, south of Tucker's, were wrecked. At least 695 . The storm seems to have entered the county from the southern side, passing between this place and Tennessee City. FROM THE NASHVILLE AMERICAN, MAY 4 1909, PAGE 5, "THREE CHURCHES DESTROYED": ALEXANDRIA, Tenn., May 3. It eventually passed just south of Franklin causing eight deaths and eleven injuries. Affecting particularly the Mississippi and Tennessee Valleys, it killed over 150 people, 60 of them in the U.S. state of Tennessee alone. That tornado alone caused an estimated $100 million in damage and the loss of 33 lives, which was only a fraction of the total damage caused by the Super Outbreak. In all there were 12 tornadoes that caused 62 fatalities in Middle Tennessee. A colored child on W. R. Anderson's farm was killed, making the fourth death so far reported. This tornado likely continued into Logan County, Kentucky, but no information is available. Elam Tucker, who lives at the old Suttle place, near Aspen Hill, lost his barn, also Will Coon, Billy Widene, and D. Biles, and the tenant houses on the Phillips place, south of Tucker's, were wrecked. James Marshall, a young man of about 20, was blown from the bed in an upstairs room and lodged in a tree about twenty-five feet away but escaped without injury. Here it blew away the barn in which Duff was sheltered at the time, breaking three of Duff's toes, but otherwise he was not injured. But nowhere was the loss of life greater or the destruction of property more complete than in Giles County. Thirty-six serious injuries were reported in the newspapers across both counties, with numerous other more minor injuries, so the total of 70 injuries shown by Grazulis was kept.

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