You can see his full report here. - At Statesville, seven miles from here, the storm of Thursday night destroyed the three churches and the school building. A number of residences were badly damaged and business houses unroofed, the rain destroying almost the entire stock of John Jewell. 1998 - 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. | All Rights Reserved. The tornado was a mile wide at times, and its winds reached 300 mph, putting it at the top of the Fujita scale for tornado intensity. Nashville, TN500 Weather Station RoadOld Hickory, TN 37138615-754-8500Comments? The house was completely torn to pieces. - 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. After striking Nolensville, the storm moved into Rutherford County. - This section was visited by a cyclone last night at 11 o'clock, leaving suffering and destruction in its path. SHAMBURGER (2016): This tornado was not included in Grazulis' book Significant Tornadoes 1680-1991. January's largest single outbreak happened over the course of two days when 129 tornadoes were spawned, mostly in the South, in the record year of 1999. Ten homes were destroyed. 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. Tennessee 225: Dive into the history of the Volunteer State. FROM THE NASHVILLE AMERICAN, MAY 4 1909, PAGE 5, "THREE CHURCHES DESTROYED": ALEXANDRIA, Tenn., May 3. Damage: Mr. McNutt, wife and three children, near Fayetteville. 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. "November 20, 1900 Tornado Outbreak." Undated. It is an old adage that he who gives quickly gives twice. - Dickson County was swept by a terrible storm last night, and as a result more than fifty houses lay wrecked today, and the damage to property will run far into the thousands of dollars. [2], The April 1909 outbreak was part of an active and deadly year nationally for tornadoes. A tornado destroyed a church and three homes. Two more people may have died in rural areas near Fayetteville. The desperately injured are: R. H. Thompson, a son and daughter of Mrs. Money, Hiram Prince and Prof. R. S. Ballen. It is impossible to obtain details, as the wires are all down. The track of the cyclone was about a mile in width, passing across the country from west to east and north of Murfreesboro. Following is a partia (?) Damage: 1998 - 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. | All Rights Reserved. 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. The Evans Mills, on Stones River, one mile north of Florence, were blown into the river and destroyed. W. C. Greer lost his large barn and two mail hacks. These pictures show the damage in Centerville in Hickman County where there were 9 deaths and 32 injuries. 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. Dickson was left to the right of the storm's pathway, and fortunately little damage was done here. National Weather Service 6 Feb. 2021. Thousands of trees were downed and cattle were killed. But several hundred dollars will be needed for relief work and the more fortunate should respond liberally. Oscar Brown, a young son, was also seriously injured. Result of the Work of the Storm in Dickson County": DICKSON, Tenn., April 30. The property loss will mount into the thousands. Mr. McNutt, wife and three children, near Fayetteville. Ed Ragland's house was blown from its foundation. Numbers of barns completely wrecked, and several houses ruined. [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. The tornado proceeded over across the Lewisburg Pike area, out Murfreesboro Road, and by 11 p.m. struck for a final time, near Clovercroft. It is seldom our mountain country has such a cyclone. A. Hickerson a house barn, buggies and fences. Due to the proximity to the county border, this tornado likely began in Overton County, but the article does not mention any damage to confirm this. 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. While it was estimated to be an F4, some reports indicate that there was more than one tornado. Several negro families lost their homes. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Eight-year-old boy of Paulina Farris, colored, Centreville. This is only a partial report of the damage done sent in by telephone this morning. The residence of J. M. Lews at that place was twisted entirely around, but it did not fall, but is in such a damaged condition that it will be necessary to tear it down. 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. One brick home was completely demolished. A family of tornadoes also affected later Hickman and Williamson Counties southwest of Nashville and later moved into Cookeville and Putnam Counties. The most lives were lost in the Bee Spring community of Giles County. One brick home was completely demolished. Andy Beshear said Saturday. A portion of the residence of Mrs. Alice Estes was blown away. At Rudolphtown, which lies between Port Royal and Clarksville, one man was killed whose name has not been ascertained here. The parent supercell thunderstorm continued on to produce additional tornadoes in Scott County. 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. F. H. Hickerson, in the mercantile business, suffered quite a loss. Coming as it did near midnight, when the people generally were asleep, many barely escaped in their night clothes. 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. 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. One-half of the house where Attorney J. The listing is U.S.-centric, with greater and more consistent information available for U.S. tornadoes. The missing are Mr. and Mrs. Bob Stevens, whose home was torn to pieces. - M. C. NORTHINGTON, Mayor.". The night of the 29th was one of severe wind and rain, with heavy thunder and lightning the cyclone coming at 2 a.m. Friday morning with a low terrible rumbling heard by those awake at Rugby. Trees were twisted in two and hurled great distances. 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. But for the fact that the country is hilly and in places thinly settled the destruction would have been even greater. The courthouse roof was blown off. The storm struck the county line just opposite Perryville, and traveled a northeast course, passing about five miles to the north of Linden. 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. The emergency is one which as charitable, sympathetic people, we should take prompt steps to alleviate. - The heaviest rainfall in years, accompanied by high winds, has fallen here since midnight last night. Just a few rods east of the McGrew place stood the home of Bud Guffey. [1] The Bee Spring community after the tornado was never quite the same and never really recovered. Gibbons, of this place, was killed while eating. Homes were "obliterated" at "Bee Springs" and near "Millville." It was an F-4 with winds 207 miles per hour or higher. Contributions may be sent direct to Mr. Young or to the Citizen and we will forward to the relief committee. (Bud) Hardy, Mrs. Louie Gordon, who was living with her mother, Mrs. Eliza Wilkinson, was cut and bruised about the face and arm. Fayetteville was not in the pathway of the cyclone, but was near it. -92-93 Daily Journal, Stevens Point, WI. 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. A total of 22 people were killed in that area (Giles County), and seven near "Millville" (Lincoln County). At least fifty other persons sustained more or less serious injuries, and the recovery of three is doubtful. Franklin, Tenn., Apr. "April 29, 1909 Tornado Outbreak." Undated. 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. Coming into Robertson County the storm struck the barn of Mrs. Laban Warfield on the place occupied by Mr. Duff. GRAZULIS: Moved NE from 9 miles W of Dickson to Charlotte and on to Bellsburg. It went on record as an F2 tornado. 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. 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. A horse owned by Rev. The cyclone wrecked the house and killed Mrs. McGrew and six children, while Mr. McGrew, a son and a baby escaped with serious injuries. "Storm's Dead Total 93." 10-18-1909, p. 2. "Some splendid homes were turned to rubbish.". - Following the trail of the storm which passed through Centreville April 9, the tornado last night between 10 and 11 o'clock was one of the most appalling that has visited this section probably in half a century. The damage in town is slight compared with the country. Twenty-two others lost their lives that fateful night across Middle Tennessee in tornadoes that struck Montgomery, Robertson, Rutherford, Wilson, Grundy, and Fentress Counties. Damage: At Trinity, about seven miles west of here, the damage is beyond description. National Weather Service This page was last edited on 12 March 2022, at 09:35. Striking the residence of Prof. W. H. Hooks it blew away all of his residence except the kitchen, his stable, outbuildings and shade trees. 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 Weather Service has confirmed 66 tornadoes from Dec. 10 to 11 and 79 tornadoes Dec. 15. Jim Cheat, a prosperous farmer near town, lost his barn, and had one very fine mule killed by the storm. Special thanks to Sam Shamburger from the National Weather Service office in Nashville, who did extensive research on this tornado outbreak. GRAZULIS: Twenty-three homes were destroyed, and a hotel and depot were unroofed at Decherd. Several of the injured people who later died were plantation workers. Ab Lane lost his barn and two mules. Many Lives and Much Property Lost in Giles County. FROM THE WILLIAMSON HERALD NEWSPAPER: The second tornado that night struck at 11:15 p.m. about four miles southwest of Nolensville. 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. The barn of William Gillam was blown down and his house twisted. The F-scale rating, path length, path width, and injuries are all estimated from the reported damage in the Nashville American, indicating the tornado began near Decaturville, moved through Perryville, and ended northeast of Linden. Farther to the east, the homes of Mrs. Upchurch and Mr. McAdoo were damaged or destroyed northwest of Lascassas. Among those whose homes are wrecked are Postmaster C. H. Underhill, Asa Hickerson, Mrs. Lizzie McPherson and Jim Butler. of those most seriously hurt: Esq. The village of Harms, five miles west of Fayetteville, was almost completely destroyed. 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. 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. One of the strange things of it all is that both the Christian and Methodist churches at Trinity were blown down about ten years ago, and both rebuilt on the same foundation to be blown away again last night. Bud Guffey, his wife, and two chidlren. NWS Please Contact Us. Greatest damage and the most horrible loss of life occurred in the community between Bunker Hill and Bryson, but the destruction was by no means confined to one place. A large warehouse and storehouse were wrecked. The largest national tornado outbreak was the Super Outbreak of April 26-28, 2011, which spawned more than 300 tornadoes across the eastern United States. 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. 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. Tornado Outbreak of April 29, 1909 (The following newspaper article was transcribed from The Pulaski Citizen of May 6, 1909.) Another strong tornado struck Franklin County near Decherd. As soon as neighbors could be informed of the disaster, they hastened to the relief of the suffering. A heavy storm raged here throughout the night. Despite the significant damage, death and injuries, this tornado was not included in Grazulis' book Significant Tornadoes. 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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. Houses, barns and buildings generally were blown down or else badly wrecked. GRAZULIS: Moved NE from just over the Alabama line, crossing extreme SE Giles County to 5 miles NW of Fayetteville. FROM THE NASHVILLE AMERICAN, MAY 1 1909, PAGE 10, FROM M'EWEN: M'EWEN, Tenn., April 30. 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 poles were broken down and splintered and the wires were left in a tangled mass. We interviewed our tech expert, Jaime Vazquez, to learn more about accessible smart home devices. 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. The cyclone wrecked the house and killed Mrs. McGrew and six children, while Mr. McGrew, a son and a baby escaped with serious injuries. This large tornado then passed 2 to 3 miles south of Nolensville, moved 1 mile northwest of Florence Station, passed over Wards Mill (also called Evans Mill or Nice Mill) around 4 miles southeast of Smyrna, then damaged homes and barns just south of Walter Hill. At Leiper's Fork, in Williamson County, a mother and three children were killed in their home. Damage: Mail service over Route No. When the tornado outbreak was over, at least 62 people had been killed across Middle Tennessee, and over 200 more were left injured. A tornado destroyed 23 homes and damaged a depot and a hotel in Decherd. - 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. 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. Show. GRAZULIS: Moved ENE from 4 miles SW of Nolensville, passing south of Smyrna, just north of Walterhill and ending near Statesville. Prof. J. M. Coulson's residence destroyed and a number of other buildings greatly damaged. FROM THE NASHVILLE AMERICAN, MAY 1 1909, PAGE 10, "AT WATERTOWN, TENN.". It is impossible to estimate the property loss, probably not less than a hundred thousand dollars. FROM THE PULASKI CITIZEN NEWSPAPER ARTICLE ON MAY 6, 1909: Centreville, Tenn., April 30. 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.
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