Homes were destroyed in Marion, Arkansas, resulting in five deaths in Arkansas. 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. No fatalities have been reported as yet, but several are very painfully hurt. North of Memphis, Tennessee, two F3 tornadoes killed a total of 22 from Crittenden County, Arkansas, to Carroll County, Tennessee. Affecting particularly the Mississippi and Tennessee Valleys, it killed over 150 people, 60 of them in the U.S. state of Tennessee alone. 1998 - 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. | All Rights Reserved. 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. 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 three churches - the Cumberland, the Methodist and the Baptist - also the schoolhouse, were blown down and destroyed. FROM THE NASHVILLE AMERICAN, MAY 1 1909, PAGE 12, "PERHAPS FATALLY HURT": McEWEN, Tenn., April 30. Please Contact Us. The cyclone struck Primm Springs, a summer resort in Hickman County, and devastated the country. 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. Miss Daisy Marshall received a few slight wounds. On May 30, 1909, the Zephyr tornado touched down close to the town of Zephyr. Coming as it did near midnight, when the people generally were asleep, many barely escaped in their night clothes. A portion of the residence of Mrs. Alice Estes was blown away. A tornado destroyed 23 homes and damaged a depot and a hotel in Decherd. FROM THE PULASKI CITIZEN NEWSPAPER ARTICLE ON MAY 6, 1909 "FIFTY HOUSES WRECKED. Large trees were torn and twisted from the roots, and in some places scarcely a tree was left uninjured in a whole forest. There were no additional fatalities from these tornadoes. A large warehouse and storehouse were wrecked.
At Leiper's Fork, in Williamson County, a mother and three children were killed in their home. The cyclone struck Primm Springs, a summer resort in Hickman County, and devastated the country. 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. Mrs. Hughes' house was torn into kindling wood, but she was not at home at the time. 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. The houses damaged were all unoccupied, except the one destroyed. References National Weather Service. Hardest-hit areas were in and around Pulaski, Bryson and Fayetteville. W. S. McLaurine's baby were also killed. Ten years ago today, the most prolific tornado outbreak on record swept across the southeastern United States. This page was last edited on 12 March 2022, at 09:35. FROM THE NASHVILLE AMERICAN, MAY 1 1909, PAGE 12, "ON THE MOUNTAIN": MONTEAGLE, Tenn., April 30 - Much damage was done in this section by the storm of last night. Telephone wires are down and roads are in bad conditions. [4], List of North American tornadoes and tornado outbreaks, "Tornadoes, with Special Reference to Those That Have Occurred in Tennessee", "A tornado climatology of middle Tennessee (1830-2003)", "The Forgotten F5: The Lawrence County Supercell During the Middle Tennessee Tornado Outbreak of 16 April 1998", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tornado_outbreak_of_late-April_1909&oldid=1076670277, Tornado destroyed two homes about 7mi (11km) south of, Tornado transported a tank weighing 1,300. Will Hudson, another farmer near Charlotte, lost his barn, and had several head of stock crippled by the storm.
The Lasting, Unseen Damage Of Historic Tornado Outbreaks - Forbes The parent supercell thunderstorm continued on to produce additional tornadoes in Scott County. - A cyclone passed through this county last night about 10 o'clock, doing much damage to timber, fences, dwellings and barns, but so far as heard from only one life was lost, that being a little child about 6 years old. It eventually passed just south of Franklin causing eight deaths and eleven injuries. P. M. Greenwood had a small house blown away. Will Ross Lackey, Jr., and Esq. A thorough reading of the Nashville American, Nashville Tennessean, and Pulaski Citizen newspaper articles for several days after the tornado outbreak indicates 22 deaths occurred in Giles County and 9 deaths occurred in Lincoln County, for a total of 31 deaths from this tornado. Bud Guffey, his wife, and two chidlren. The stock barn of Rural home Stock farm was torn to pieces, and there were many other houses, barns, and outhouses destroyed. Wires all down everywhere and communication with the country cut off. 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. Many Lives and Much Property Lost in Giles County. 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. A path about 100 yards wide was swept clear of timber. 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. However, descriptions of the damage appear to warrant at least an F2 rating, which was used here. 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. Ab Hays, of Nashville, who was visiting Joe Rosson's family, near Port Royal, was seriously hurt by timbers, and died this morning. FROM THE NASHVILLE AMERICAN, MAY 1 1909, PAGE 4, ALGOOD SECTION: The worst storm that has visited this section for thirty years passed over this section about midnight. This tornado is estimated to have touched down in Fentress County southwest of Gatewood Ford Road just west of the Morgan County border, then moved northeast to near where the Crooked Creek and Clear Fork meet destroying a sawmill (F1), and then on into Morgan County. (Bud) Hardy, Mrs. Louie Gordon, who was living with her mother, Mrs. Eliza Wilkinson, was cut and bruised about the face and arm. This tornado was reported to occur over 2 hours after the Dickson County tornado, so it does not appear they are part of the same tornado or were produced by the same supercell, although that is certainly possible if the reported time is incorrect. J. M. Colston and wife, near Fayetteville. The house of Mr. Harvey, near town, was turned bottom side up without serious injury to the occupants. This list does not include F0 events. 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. Damage:
Please try another search. J. The village of Harms, five miles west of Fayetteville, was almost completely destroyed. It is reported that one man is dead, but his name cannot be ascertained. 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.
Remembering the April 27, 2011, tornado super outbreak - Washington Post The plate glass show windows stood the shock, but a number of other smaller lights in the windows were broken.
Tornadoes in Maury County - Maurypedia December tornado record crushed by historic onslaught of storms - The Jack Pope's home was wrecked and he and his wife were killed. Columbia, Tenn., April 20. 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. 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. The Oscars will air on ABC and can be streamed on ABC.com and the ABC app as well as Hulu + Live TV, YouTube TV, AT&T TV or FuboTV. Jeff Dunnivant, a tenant on Irby Scruggs' place and his family escaped from the wreckage of their home with only slight injuries, but not a fragment of anything was left to the family, except the night clothes in which they were sleeping. It is impossible to obtain details, as the wires are all down. But for the fact that the country is hilly and in places thinly settled the destruction would have been even greater. Today the people of Cookeville and Algood are applying themselves vigorously to removing the debris and repairing the damages and the fact that no one was killed dispels much of the gloom caused by the destruction of property. 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.
March 2022 Tornadoes Report | National Centers for Environmental Damage was noted 1 mile N of Franklin.
Oscar Brown, a young son, was also seriously injured. Mrs. Speight, one mile from Charlotte, suffered a severe loss. Some North American outbreaks affecting the U.S. may only include tornado information from the U.S. Franklin, Tenn., Apr. The rear flank downdraft of the parent supercell also caused significant damage up to 2 miles south of the tornado path, such as the numerous trees blown down across Winchester. The missing are Mr. and Mrs. Bob Stevens, whose home was torn to pieces. 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. The cyclone went from Primm's on to Centreville. The property loss cannot be estimated. The emergency is one which as charitable, sympathetic people, we should take prompt steps to alleviate. At Rudolphtown, which lies between Port Royal and Clarksville, one man was killed whose name has not been ascertained here. Web. Tornado destroyed up to nine homes and hit buildings in. In addition to those killed outright many were more or less seriously injured. 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. 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. The old Henry Wade residence, a two-story frame buildings, was demolished, and also several cabins on the place. But the daily mail from Charlotte brings a letter from Circuit Court Clerk J. J. Taylor to the effect that about twenty-five residences were destroyed there. Contributions may be sent direct to Mr. Young or to the Citizen and we will forward to the relief committee. FROM THE NASHVILLE AMERICAN, MAY 1 1909, PAGE 10, "AT WATERTOWN, TENN.". The property loss will mount into the thousands. 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. The deadliest January tornadoes on record. "Storm's Dead Total 93." 10-18-1909, p. 2. Ed Ragland's house was blown from its foundation. Great injury was done forests. The property loss will mount into the thousands.
List of North American tornadoes and tornado outbreaks It is impossible to estimate the property loss, probably not less than a hundred thousand dollars. The path length was extended from Grazulis' 15 miles to 20 miles and path width added as 1/4 mile based on the information in the Nashville American, along with the time being adjusted to 8 PM from 830 PM. The greatest damage was done in the Florence and Walter Hill sections. - M. C. NORTHINGTON, Mayor.".
A large oak tree was lifted bodily and blown across it, crushing in the roof. 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. It is reported that three white people are killed about two miles further down the trail of the cyclone, but this statement has not been authenticated. Eight-year-old boy of Paulina Farris, colored, Centreville. Henry Frate, colored, who lived on Finis Brown's farm, was so badly hurt that he may not recover. Three other tornadoes killed four people in the Memphis coverage area, including in St. Francis and Lee Counties in Arkansas and Haywood County in Tennessee.
December tornadoes among 20 billion-dollar disasters to strike U.S. in Another strong tornado struck Franklin County near Decherd. At Trinity, about seven miles west of here, the damage is beyond description. It is impossible at this time to estimate the damage. - A terrific rain and wind storm swept this county last night and many reports of widespread damage and destruction are being received. The desperately injured are: R. H. Thompson, a son and daughter of Mrs. Money, Hiram Prince and Prof. R. S. Ballen. 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. The damage reported in the far western and northern suburbs of Fayetteville along with the $5,000 damage to the Elk Cotton Mills north of Fayetteville indicates the tornado continued for several more miles before lifting northeast of Fayetteville, not 5 miles to the northwest as Grazulis stated. Dive into the history of the Volunteer State. The Weather Service has confirmed 66 tornadoes from Dec. 10 to 11 and 79 tornadoes Dec. 15. Two people were killed and 20 injured in that second storm. - 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. 30. Mrs. Will Adcock and her daughter are reported killed, but not verified.
List of Upper Cumberland tornadoes | UCpedia Wiki | Fandom Multiple locations were found. of those most seriously hurt: Esq. The second highest number of fatalities occurred from an F-3 tornado with winds of 158 mph or higher that ravaged Hickman and Williamson counties. It left 10 people dead and 40 more with serious injuries. Another (not counted) indirect death occurred in Lincoln County due to a Miss Jennie Kelso interacting with a live electrical wire.
FROM THE NASHVILLE AMERICAN, MAY 1 1909, PAGE 10, "FROM MURFREESBORO, TENN.": MURFREESBORO, Tenn., April 30. - At Statesville, seven miles from here, the storm of Thursday night destroyed the three churches and the school building. - This section was visited by a cyclone last night at 11 o'clock, leaving suffering and destruction in its path. RUGBY. Until late this afternoon it has been impossible to communicate with other towns throughout the country. - 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. The horror of the storm was greatly increased especially were people were (sic) severely hurt by the darkness and torrents of rain, which followed. Contributions may be sent direct to Mr. Young or to the Citizen and we will forward to the relief committee. But nowhere was the loss of life greater or the destruction of property more complete than in Giles County. 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. A portion of the residence of Mrs. Alice Estes was blown away. In town here a number of window panes were broken. Fayetteville, Tenn., April 30.
Two more people may have died in rural areas near Fayetteville. Weather.gov > Nashville, TN > April 29, 1909 Tornado Outbreak . The Elk Cotton Mill was damaged about $5,000. Multiple locations were found. Although not specifically stated in the article, Mr. Henry Reed of Cross Roads died from his injuries per death certificate records. 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. The McConnico Church southeast of Franklin was also heavily damaged. The damage in town is slight compared with the country. Besides the loss of property, which is now estimated at $100,000, seven known dead are reported, and injured. Homes were reportedly damaged or destroyed. The barn of Dr. Neely, representative from this county, was blown away. Dickson was left to the right of the storm's pathway, and fortunately little damage was done here. Four-year-old child of Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Thompson, Totty's Bend. Tennessee 225: Dive into the history of the Volunteer State. The village of Harms, five miles west of Fayetteville, was almost completely destroyed. Fortunately no one was killed, but several were wounded. No information is available farther to the east across the extremely rural area between Decherd and Monteagle, but based on newspaper reports and damage in Franklin and Grundy Counties all lining up in a straight line, the damage in both counties was almost certainly produced by the same tornado. SHAMBURGER (2016): Based on the locations of damage reported by Grazulis and in the Pulaski Citizen, the Nashville American, and the Nashville Tennessean newspapers, the path of this tornado as plotted by Grazulis is incorrect, and is certainly oriented more east-northeastward similar to the other tornadoes on this day. Several other houses were blown down and a number of people injured. A colored child on W. R. Anderson's farm was killed, making the fourth death so far reported. B. Barnes'. - 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. All NOAA. If your child will play baseball or softball this spring, youll need to stock up on appropriate clothing and equipment. When the tornado outbreak was over, at least 62 people had been killed across Middle Tennessee, and over 200 more were left injured. The storm was about two miles south of Alexandria, and the following farmers had their barns demolished entirely or unroofed: James Dinwiddle, J. S. Turner, J. D. Griffith, Oby Jenkins, G. G. Gibbs, Vick Groom, Bob Vannatta, John Midgett (two), Mort Foutch, and Hanison Self. Mrs. Berry (sic) Prosser, near Fayetteville; fatally injured. Their household effects are destroyed. 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].
The most notable result was the destruction of the Web & Crawford Planing Mill. Miss Jennie Kelso, Fayetteville; killed by live electric light wire. Elk River is higher than ever before. April 29, 1909 Tornado Outbreak. The tornado continued into Giles County where nine more people lost their lives. One person was killed near Nolensville and another near Walterhill. 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 Oscars will air on ABC and can be streamed on ABC.com and the ABC app as well as Hulu + Live TV, YouTube TV, AT&T TV or FuboTV. FROM THE NASHVILLE AMERICAN, MAY 2 1909, PAGE 5, "PERRY COUNTY": LINDEN, Tenn., May 1. Therefore a more accurate total of 6 deaths was used here, although the final number may have been even higher. Their bodies were recovered the next morning at about daylight. Questions? The loss in timber alone in this section was placed at $100,000. Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. As soon as neighbors could be informed of the disaster, they hastened to the relief of the suffering. ": Dickson, Tenn., Apr.
Deadliest Days: Killer tornadoes in Middle Tennessee But nowhere was the loss of life greater or the destruction of property more complete than in Giles County. A. Hickerson a house barn, buggies and fences. And then coming through Bee Spring destroying homes and families and a local church here by the cemetery.. 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 tornado outbreak this week featured more than 400 tornado warnings and severe thunderstorm warnings that spanned nearly two-dozen states. This tornado likely continued into Logan County, Kentucky, but no information is available. At least fifty other persons sustained more or less serious injuries, and the recovery of three is doubtful. 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. National Weather Service Thousands of dollars worth of property completely ruined. The most terrible cyclone in the history of Giles County struck with great fury between 11 and 12 o'clock Thursday night. The home of the widow Speight was also destroyed. Nashville, TN500 Weather Station RoadOld Hickory, TN 37138615-754-8500Comments?