The total damage cannot be accurately stated, but it will go into the thousands of dollars in this section. Coming into Robertson County the storm struck the barn of Mrs. Laban Warfield on the place occupied by Mr. Duff. ": Dickson, Tenn., Apr. "Some splendid homes were turned to rubbish.". Dr. Barger lost five of his six barns, and the merchants suffered much loss from their business houses being unroofed. A. C. Morgan's house was blown away and Mrs. Morgan was badly injured, but not fatally, it is thought. It began just before midnight and had destroyed three large sections of Zephyr by the early hours of the morning. Four houses are blown down in Franklin. Elk River is higher than ever before. Result of the Work of the Storm in Dickson County": DICKSON, Tenn., April 30. Ab Hays, of Nashville, who was visiting Joe Rosson's family, near Port Royal, was seriously hurt by timbers, and died this morning. In town here a number of window panes were broken. Mrs. Will Adcock and her daughter are reported killed, but not verified. The second highest number of fatalities occurred from an F-3 tornado with winds of 158 miles per hour or higher that ravaged Hickman and Williamson counties. There have been. B. Thompson lives was blown across the street and his barn turned over, but his family was not hurt. Dive into the history of the Volunteer State. A third son died two days later as a result of injuries sustained during the tornado. During the late afternoon and the overnight hours of April 29, 1909, numerous strong to violent tornadoes affected the areas of northern Alabama, eastern Arkansas, southern Illinois, northern Mississippi, southeastern Missouri, and western Tennessee (the NWS Memphis, Tennessee, coverage area). If your child will play baseball or softball this spring, youll need to stock up on appropriate clothing and equipment. But nowhere was the loss of life greater or the destruction of property more complete than in Giles County. W. S. McLaurine's baby were also killed. The timbers in front of the hotel were laid waste, some of which fell on the hotel, doing considerable damage to the building. 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. After striking Nolensville, the storm moved into Rutherford County. It was an F-4 with winds 207 miles per hour or higher. Special thanks to Sam Shamburger from the National Weather Service office in Nashville, who did extensive research on this tornado outbreak. The Bee Springs tornado touched down in northernmost Limestone County, Alabama, before crossing the into Lincoln and Giles Counties in Tennessee. Great injury was done forests. 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. 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. GRAZULIS: Moved NE from 9 miles W of Dickson to Charlotte and on to Bellsburg. Telephone wires are down and roads are in bad conditions. 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. GRAZULIS: Moved NE near "Sango," 8 miles ESE of Clarksville. 30. For several minutes it was as bright as the glare of a noonday sun with this setting, the wind terrific in force and volume halted at no obstacle, and in its path it left an imprint on everything it touched. No fatalities have been reported as yet, but several are very painfully hurt. As soon as neighbors could be informed of the disaster, they hastened to the relief of the suffering. On Lick Creek the house of Frank Hunter was badly wrecked and one member of his family blown for a short distance without serious injury. Will Ross Lackey, Jr., and Esq. This would be typical of damage reports all along the storm route that night. The description of the tornado path by Grazulis does not match the reports in the Nashville American and Williamson Herald, which indicate the tornado passed around 1 mile south of Franklin, not north as Grazulis wrote, with heavy damage in Hillsboro, Southall, on Carter's Creek Pike, between Winstead Hill and the Battleground Academy on Columbia Pike, at the Historic Carenton Plantation, and on Lewisburg Pike. 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. Mr. Brinkley's house was carried from its foundations, as was a newly completed house of J. The missing are Mr. and Mrs. Bob Stevens, whose home was torn to pieces. These are some notable tornadoes, tornado outbreaks, and tornado outbreak sequences that have occurred in North America. One brick home 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. FROM THE NASHVILLE AMERICAN, MAY 1 1909, PAGE 10, "AT WATERTOWN, TENN.". The old McGavock home is wrecked. Historian John Lancaster with the Giles County Historical Society recalled that fateful night. All missing people in Kentucky have been accounted for, Gov. SHAMBURGER (2017): The path of this tornado, which touched down just south of where the Franklin tornado occluded near Clovercroft, was estimated to begin southwest of the Trinity Methodist Church southeast of Franklin. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration FROM THE NASHVILLE AMERICAN, May 1 1909, PAGE 4, "RUTHERFORD COUNTY. A family of tornadoes also affected later Hickman and Williamson Counties southwest of Nashville and later moved into Cookeville and Putnam Counties. Track of Cyclone a Mile Wide and Vast Damage Done": MURFREESBORO, Tenn., April 30. That tornado appears to have begun west of Aspen Hill, passing near Aspen Hill and Conway, where the school was destroyed, between Bunker Hill and Bryson, and through Bee Spring. W. S. McLaurine's baby were also killed. The tornado destroyed homes on at least three farms and killed an elderly man and a child in separate homes. National Weather Service. His mother, who was seriously injured, and a little boy were rescued with much difficulty from the ruins. Another family lost five or six members of its family, as well. FROM THE NASHVILLE AMERICAN, MAY 4 1909, PAGE 5, "HEAVY DAMAGE AT CHARLOTTE": CHARLOTTE, Tenn., May 3. A large oak tree was lifted bodily and blown across it, crushing in the roof. A horse owned by Rev. 30 - A heavy and disastrous cyclone passed through this section last night between the hours of eleven and twelve o'clock and struck one-quarter of a mile west of Franklin, killing an old negro woman and injuring three of her children, two of which may die. 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. after celebrating, Driver dead after Maryland tanker explosion, Ja Morant investigated by NBA after Instagram post, How NIL will affect local high school athletes, The right thing to do: College softball players, Forsberg, Giannis join Nashville SC ownership group, Ja Morant accused of making threatening statement, Arrest warrants issued for projected NFL draft pick. 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. FROM THE WILLIAMSON HERALD NEWSPAPER: The second tornado that night struck at 11:15 p.m. about four miles southwest of Nolensville. 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. The top of the house was blown off and Mrs. Cox was thrown by the wind into the garden a short distance away. 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. 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. Damage: I call upon all persons in this community who will contribute to this object to leave contributions at either of the banks. FROM THE NASHVILLE AMERICAN, MAY 1 1909, PAGE 10: ALGOOD, Tenn., April 30 - At this place, four miles east of Cookeville, the Southern Methodist church was demolished. In addition to those killed outright many were more or less seriously injured. The most lives were lost in the Bee Spring community of Giles County. Owing to the fact that all telephone and telegraph lines are down it is impossible to get the details of the damage wrought. Eight-year-old boy of Paulina Farris, colored, Centreville. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. 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. The three churches - the Cumberland, the Methodist and the Baptist - also the schoolhouse, were blown down and destroyed. Please try another search. The missing are Mr. and Mrs. Bob Stevens, whose home was torn to pieces. J. M. Colston and wife, near Fayetteville. The plate glass show windows stood the shock, but a number of other smaller lights in the windows were broken. Mrs. Will Adcock and her daughter are reported killed, but not verified. Other F4 recorded were reported in Missouri near Golden, in Illinois near Texas City, and in south-central Tennessee near Bee Springs, just north of the Alabama state line. 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. Robert Barnes and wife, near Fayetteville. 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. Please Contact Us. FROM THE NASHVILLE AMERICAN, MAY 2 1909, PAGE 5, "PERRY COUNTY": LINDEN, Tenn., May 1. Miss Jennie Kelso, Fayetteville; killed by live electric light wire. But nowhere was the loss of life greater or the destruction of property more complete than in Giles County. 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. A large warehouse and storehouse were 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. BEE SPRING, Tenn. (WKRN) On April 29th and 30th in 1909, Middle Tennessee suffered its deadliest tornado outbreak in history. The cyclone struck Rudolphtown about 8 o'clock and traveled in a northeasterly course. 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. Two barns and one stable were wrecked, ,and his stock suffered considerably. The dwelling of Lon Dowell was unroofed, and the house of Will Hickman was blown fifty yards and caught fire and was consumed. WATERTOWN, Tenn., April 30. Striking the residence of Prof. W. H. Hooks it blew away all of his residence except the kitchen, his stable, outbuildings and shade trees. Damage: Four houses are blown down in Franklin. Mrs. Hughes' house was torn into kindling wood, but she was not at home at the time. Please select one of the following: Nashville (KOHX) Local Standard Radar (low bandwidth), Hopkinsville, KY (KHPX) Local Standard Radar (low bandwidth), Hytop, AL (KHTX) Local Standard Radar (low bandwidth), Columbus, MS (KGWX) Local Standard Radar (low bandwidth), National Radar Standard Radar (low bandwidth), Southern Mississippi Valley Local Standard Radar (low bandwidth), Central Great Lakes Local Standard Radar (low bandwidth), Southeast Local Standard Radar (low bandwidth), State of Tennessee and Middle TN Daily Climate, Elkton Story Mapper - Bee Springs Tornado, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Much of the land was washed. 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. A damage rating of at least F2 intensity seems likely based on the newspaper descriptions. Mr. McNutt, wife and three children, near Fayetteville. The cyclone struck Primm Springs, a summer resort in Hickman County, and devastated the country. The emergency is one which as charitable, sympathetic people, we should take prompt steps to alleviate. Besides the loss of property, which is now estimated at $100,000, seven known dead are reported, and injured. 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 Alex Mitchell family of five in Hillsboro was also reportedly all killed, but this could not be confirmed. This was the deadliest tornado outbreak in the U.S. since May 2011, when more than 170 people were killed. FROM THE NASHVILLE AMERICAN, MAY 2 1909, PAGE 5, "FALLING TIMBER": WILDER, Tenn., May 1. Only one member of this large family escaped unhurt. Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. The timber for 250 yards wide in the path of this tornado is down for many miles. All NOAA. 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. One hundred trees were blown across the Rugby Pike, delaying the mails that day, for it was next to impossible to get through. FROM THE NASHVILLE AMERICAN, MAY 1 1909, PAGE 2, "OVER FIFTY HOUSES WRECKED. 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 old McGavock home is wrecked. Fayetteville was not in the pathway of the cyclone, but was near it. For about one mile north of Florence the telegraph poles were twisted off and thrown across the N., C. & St. L. Railroad, which obstructed traffic for a considerable time last night. Ward's Mill, one of the oldest country mills in the country, was blown bodily into Stones River. Ten homes were destroyed. - 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. These pictures show the damage in Centerville in Hickman County where there were nine deaths and 32 injuries. - 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. Homes were "obliterated" at "Bee Springs" and near "Millville." The deadliest tornado outbreak ever in Middle Tennessee, and one of the worst tornado outbreaks in the history of the United States, struck the region from the evening hours on April 29, 1909, through the night and into the next day on April 30, 1909. A relief committee was organized with John W. Young, Elkton R. 1, as chairman, and in a little while enough funds were in hand to provide food and clothing to supply the immediate necessities of those who had lost everything. 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. A tornado destroyed 23 homes and damaged a depot and a hotel in Decherd. Fayetteville, Tenn., April 30. - M. C. NORTHINGTON, Mayor.". National Weather Service The listing is U.S.-centric, with greater and more consistent information available for U.S. tornadoes. Wires all down everywhere and communication with the country cut off. Just a few rods east of the McGrew place stood the home of Bud Guffey. Prof. J. M. Coulson's residence destroyed and a number of other buildings greatly damaged. Ten years ago today, the most prolific tornado outbreak on record swept across the southeastern United States. A path about 100 yards wide was swept clear of timber. - A terrific rain and wind storm swept this county last night and many reports of widespread damage and destruction are being received. The young son of J. L. Cox, who lives on Hervey Whitfield's farm in District No. 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 most terrible cyclone in the history of Giles County struck with great fury between 11 and 12 o'clock Thursday night. C. H. Underhill had a considerable loss, but it is covered by insurance. One of the saddest stories was of two brothers in the Hillsboro/Leipers Fork area who were blown over a 20-foot bluff and into a nearby creek, according to the Nashville American newspaper. 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. The tornado outbreak this week featured more than 400 tornado warnings and severe thunderstorm warnings that spanned nearly two-dozen states. FROM THE NASHVILLE AMERICAN, MAY 4 1909, PAGE 5, "THREE CHURCHES DESTROYED": ALEXANDRIA, Tenn., May 3. - This place was visited Thursday night about 1 o'clock by a cyclone traveling in a southeasterly direction. 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 . - 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. Nashville, TN500 Weather Station RoadOld Hickory, TN 37138615-754-8500Comments? Mrs. Brown was seriously if not fatally injured. Fayetteville was not in the pathway of the cyclone, but was near it. Bud Guffey, his wife, and two chidlren. 6 Feb. 2021. 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. 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. National Weather Service. Part of a larger outbreak that started a few days earlier, the unrelenting barrage of . Rutherford County was visited last night by one of the most destructive storms of many years. Dickson was left to the right of the storm's pathway, and fortunately little damage was done here. Here is an opportunity in my judgement, for an exhibition of true Christian benevolence. Mrs. Berry (sic) Prosser, near Fayetteville; fatally injured. The storm extended over many states inflicting damage on widely scattered communities from the Great Lakes to the Gulf. 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. Many of the inhabitants here moved to Bryson, a few miles away, and that community grew a little bit larger. 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 wind was from the southwest and first struck the west end of the city and blew down a number of houses in Bushtown, the negro part of the city. FROM THE NASHVILLE AMERICAN, MAY 1 1909, PAGE 10, "FROM MURFREESBORO, TENN.": MURFREESBORO, Tenn., April 30. The large marble shaft erected to the memory of the Collier family, and in the private ground, was thrown to the ground. The farm of James Welch, near Sango, was swept clean, every building on it being wrecked. All the houses there are damaged more or less, but no one was killed. 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. April 29, 1909 Tornado Outbreak. It will amount to hundreds of thousands of dollars. Questions? 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. Columbia, Tenn., April 20. But for the fact that the country is hilly and in places thinly settled the destruction would have been even greater. Damage: Nashville, TN500 Weather Station RoadOld Hickory, TN 37138615-754-8500Comments? Bob White's house was blown from its foundation. - The windstorm in this county Thursday night was probably the worst in its history. The second largest was the Super Outbreak of April 3-4, 1974, which was credited with producing 148 tornadoes in the central and southern United States (though 4 of these were later . 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. National Weather Service A New Life Of The Author, By Mr. Mallet|Francis Bacon, Personality Dynamics: A Biosocial Approach|G. The house of Judge Lewis was also destroyed and several other houses damaged beyond repair. - 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. 1909: A tornado moves the Algood Methodist Church off its foundation. - Dickson County was swept by a terrific storm last night, and as a result more than fifty houses lay wrecked today, and the damage to property will run far up into the thousands of dollars. But several hundred dollars will be needed for relief work and the more fortunate should respond liberally. Several of the injured people who later died were plantation workers. In all there were 12 tornadoes that caused 62 fatalities in Middle Tennessee. "November 20, 1900 Tornado Outbreak." Undated. 30. [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. It will amount to hundreds of thousands of dollars. The loss in timber alone in this section was placed at $100,000. Others are not expected to recover. One person was killed near Nolensville and another near Walterhill. GRAZULIS: Moved ENE from somewhere west of Shipps Bend to north of Clovercroft. You can see his full report here. Fortunately no one was killed, but several were wounded. - This section was visited by a cyclone last night at 11 o'clock, leaving suffering and destruction in its path. Tornado Outbreak of April 29, 1909 (The following newspaper article was transcribed from The Pulaski Citizen of May 6, 1909.) 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. Jack Pope's home was wrecked and he and his wife were killed. Besides the devastation mentioned, fences, timber and numerous small buildings were blown away and other damage done. Damage: The house of Mr. Harvey, near town, was turned bottom side up without serious injury to the occupants. Late-April 1909 Tornado Outbreak - Confirmed Tornadoes - April 29 Event April 29 Event Read more about this topic: Late-April 1909 Tornado Outbreak, Confirmed Tornadoes Famous quotes containing the word event: " When we awoke, we found a heavy dew on our blankets. It came from the northwest, traveling with great momentum. Col. Pendergrass' residence was blown from its foundation. The poles were broken down and splintered and the wires were left in a tangled mass. NWS The damage in town is slight compared with the country. Only two houses were left standing.
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