Great injury was done forests. The horror of the storm was greatly increased especially were people were (sic) severely hurt by the darkness and torrents of rain, which followed. Franklin, Tenn., Apr. It will amount to hundreds of thousands of dollars. A gulch just west of the town evidently broke the force so that no serious damage has resulted. Mrs. Berry (sic) Prosser, near Fayetteville; fatally injured. Please Contact Us. The late-April 1909 tornado outbreak was a deadly tornado outbreak that affected much of the central and Southern United States between April 29 and May 1, 1909. 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. Sorry, the location you searched for was not found. In Charlotte ten houses were completely wrecked, and thirty in addition were damaged more or less. Show. 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. 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. 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. 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. Many of the inhabitants here moved to Bryson, a few miles away, and that community grew a little bit larger. Franklin, Tenn., Apr. A few barns and other outhouses were totally destroyed, and a dwelling occupied by Sol Bates, near Linden, was utterly demolished, several members of his family being more or less hurt and one child was killed. The Alex Mitchell family of five in Hillsboro was also reportedly all killed, but this could not be confirmed. Affecting particularly the Mississippi and Tennessee Valleys, it killed over 150 people, 60 of them in the U.S. state of Tennessee alone. Numbers of barns completely wrecked, and several houses ruined. Ten homes were destroyed. 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. The stock barn of Rural home Stock farm was torn to pieces, and there were many other houses, barns, and outhouses destroyed. 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 30, 1909. - 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. 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. 1909: A tornado moves the Algood Methodist Church off its foundation. It eventually passed just south of Franklin causing eight deaths and eleven injuries. The desperately injured are: R. H. Thompson, a son and daughter of Mrs. Money, Hiram Prince and Prof. R. S. Ballen. Please try another search. Some homes were reportedly destroyed in six counties further to the ENE, but tornadoes there are not confirmable. A. Hickerson a house barn, buggies and fences. Homes were reportedly damaged or destroyed. 11, had his skull fractured by falling timbers. 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. But for the fact that the country is hilly and in places thinly settled the destruction would have been even greater. 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. The home of Wilson Estes was also destroyed, together with the livery barn of Russell Estes, owner of Primm Springs Hotel. The half-mile wide tornado moved across the Brewster Community causing two injuries (F2), then passed just south of Rugby into Scott County. "Storm's Dead Total 93." 10-18-1909, p. 2. A number of small barns was blown down. 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. This is only a partial report of the damage done sent in by telephone this morning. These are some notable tornadoes, tornado outbreaks, and tornado outbreak sequences that have occurred in North America. J. Mrs. Welch and son, Byron, sustained slight injuries, the former being hit on the head and the latter had a gash cut in his cheek. The deadliest January tornadoes on record. The home of Tobe Cunningham stands directly between the two churches and has withstood both storms without any especial damage. Damage: 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. GRAZULIS: Moved ENE from 4 miles SW of Nolensville, passing south of Smyrna, just north of Walterhill and ending near Statesville. April 29, 1909 Tornado Outbreak. The tornado likely began in Humphreys County based on the information by Grazulis and the Nashville American. This is a list of significant tornadoes that have touched down in Maury County since 1900. Damage: Hardest-hit areas were in and around Pulaski, Bryson and Fayetteville. 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. It is an old adage that he who gives quickly gives twice. Besides the loss of property, which is now estimated at $100,000, seven known dead are reported, and injured. A New Life Of The Author, By Mr. Mallet|Francis Bacon, Personality Dynamics: A Biosocial Approach|G. It will amount to hundreds of thousands of dollars. Tornado destroyed up to nine homes and hit buildings in. The house was completely torn to pieces. The three churches - the Cumberland, the Methodist and the Baptist - also the schoolhouse, were blown down and destroyed. Rutherford County was visited last night by one of the most destructive storms of many years. Current Hazards. Damage: 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. Four people are known to be dead and two are missing, supposed to have been blown away as their home was demolished. Only two houses were left standing. 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 damage in town is slight compared with the country. A path about 100 yards wide was swept clear of timber. One person was killed near Nolensville and another near Walterhill. - 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. 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. National Weather Service Another (not counted) indirect death occurred in Lincoln County due to a Miss Jennie Kelso interacting with a live electrical wire. NWS - A terrific wind and rainstorm passed through this section last night at about 10:30 o'clock, destroying property and damaging crops of the neighboring farmers to such an extent that it is probable that they will have to be replanted. 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. The timber for 250 yards wide in the path of this tornado is down for many miles. Will McGrew's family consisted of ten. FROM THE WILLIAMSON HERALD NEWSPAPER: The second tornado that night struck at 11:15 p.m. about four miles southwest of Nolensville. 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. One brick home was completely demolished. 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 . 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. It went on record as an F2 tornado. Contributions may be sent direct to Mr. Young or to the Citizen and we will forward to the relief committee. Others are not expected to recover. A total of 22 people were killed in that area (Giles County), and seven near "Millville" (Lincoln County). A special thanks to the Nashville National Weather Service office and Lead Forecaster Sam Shamburger for his research on this tornado outbreak. Coming as it did near midnight, when the people generally were asleep, many barely escaped in their night clothes. This massive tornado then passed into Lincoln County through the northern suburbs of Fayetteville before lifting northeast of Fayetteville. References National Weather Service. Damage: A number of residences were badly damaged and business houses unroofed, the rain destroying almost the entire stock of John Jewell. 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. The home of the widow Speight was also destroyed. 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. - 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. This large outbreak of tornadoes included an EF3 tornado that caused significant damage to homes, business, schools and infrastructure in Jacksboro, Texas. This was the deadliest tornado outbreak in the U.S. since May 2011, when more than 170 people were killed. "Some splendid homes were turned to rubbish.". 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. This tornado was almost certainly produced by the same supercell that spawned the even worse Giles/Lincoln County tornado just to the west. 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 tornado is included here with an estimated F2 intensity and 2 injuries based on the destruction of the Bush Brown home south of McEwen. The Bee Spring Church was destroyed and many graves in the cemetery are the resting places of those killed that fateful day. And five days later, Mrs. Marlin died from her injuries at a Nashville hospital. The property loss cannot be estimated. "Death Toll in Ninety-five." 10-18-1909, p. 1. The cyclone struck Primm Springs, a summer resort in Hickman County, and devastated the country. No other fatalities are reported from this town although barns and outbuildings were swept away by the fierce assault of the storm. Submit a Storm Report; Briefing Page; Outlooks; Hazardous Weather Outlook; Detailed Hazards; Local Storm Reports (Text) Local Storm Reports (Graphical) Severe Weather Mode; Current Conditions. This would be typical of damage reports all along the storm route that night. The Evans Mills, on Stones River, one mile north of Florence, were blown into the river and destroyed. 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The home of Wilson Estes was also destroyed, together with the livery barn of Russell Estes, owner of Primm Springs Hotel. A large warehouse and storehouse were wrecked. 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. US Dept of Commerce FROM THE PULASKI CITIZEN NEWSPAPER ARTICLE ON MAY 6, 1909 "FIFTY HOUSES WRECKED. A large warehouse and storehouse were wrecked. [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. Intensity was unclear but probably F2 based upon descriptions. Mrs. Reed was also found unconscious, but has recovered. Prof. J. M. Coulson's residence destroyed and a number of other buildings greatly damaged. All NOAA. It then completely blew away Webb & Crawford's Planning Mills and the stock house of the Cookeville Roller Mills. NWS 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. C. H. Whitney's barn, in the track of the storm, was blown down and Rural Carrier Morgan's horse was killed in the barn. A tornado destroyed 23 homes and damaged a depot and a hotel in Decherd. The cyclone wrecked the house and killed Mrs. McGrew and six children, while Mr. McGrew, a son and a baby escaped with serious injuries. But for the fact that the country is hilly and in places thinly settled the destruction would have been even greater. A latter report comes in from Hillsboro, a small place northwest of here that several people had been killed, however, this is not authentic. 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. His daughter, who had her leg broken, crawled to hear father's aid by the light of a flash of lightning and found him dying. Please Contact Us. Please try another search. 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. FROM THE NASHVILLE AMERICAN, MAY 1 1909, PAGE 2, "OVER FIFTY HOUSES WRECKED. The large marble shaft erected to the memory of the Collier family, and in the private ground, was thrown to the ground. Several negro families lost their homes. No fatalities have been reported as yet, but several are very painfully hurt. Thousands of dollars worth of property completely ruined. In addition to those killed outright many were more or less seriously injured. Affecting particularly the Mississippi and Tennessee Valleys, it killed over 150 people, 60 of them in the U.S. state of Tennessee alone. But nowhere was the loss of life greater or the destruction of property more complete than in Giles County. Four-year-old child of Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Thompson, Totty's Bend. Eight-year-old boy of Paulina Farris, colored, Centreville. - 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. Fortunately no one was killed, but several were wounded. In the end, this first tornado, an F3, cut a path 45-miles long through Hickman, Maury, and Williamson counties. One hundred trees were blown across the Rugby Pike, delaying the mails that day, for it was next to impossible to get through. 6 Feb. 2021. Part of a larger outbreak that started a few days earlier, the unrelenting barrage of . Striking the residence of Prof. W. H. Hooks it blew away all of his residence except the kitchen, his stable, outbuildings and shade trees. 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 plate glass show windows stood the shock, but a number of other smaller lights in the windows were broken. 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. Another one of Mr. Cox's sons sustained a broken leg and his wife is badly hurt. Ab Hays, of Nashville, who was visiting Joe Rosson's family, near Port Royal, was seriously hurt by timbers, and died this morning. - 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 Tri-State Tornado occurred on March 18, 1925. 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. But several hundred dollars will be needed for relief work and the more fortunate should respond liberally. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. It is impossible to estimate the property loss, probably not less than a hundred thousand dollars. 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. 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]. Representative M. E. Neely lost a valuable barn, as did Maj. B. Randolph, both of the Walter Hill neighborhood. It is impossible to obtain details, as the wires are all down. The young son of J. L. Cox, who lives on Hervey Whitfield's farm in District No. 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. It touched down during the dead of night between 10 and 11PM. Damage: 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. This tornado is estimated to have begun southwest of Statesville, then moved east-northeast into DeKalb County, passing 2 miles south of Alexandria before ending near Smith Fork - roughly around 15 miles. Jack Pope's home was wrecked and he and his wife were killed. - 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. Will Ross Lackey, Jr., and Esq. In town here a number of window panes were broken. April 29, 1909 Tornado Outbreak. As soon as neighbors could be informed of the disaster, they hastened to the relief of the suffering. [2], The April 1909 outbreak was part of an active and deadly year nationally for tornadoes. Coming into Robertson County the storm struck the barn of Mrs. Laban Warfield on the place occupied by Mr. Duff. 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. ": Dickson, Tenn., Apr. Telephone wires are down and roads are in bad conditions. But nowhere was the loss of life greater or the destruction of property more complete than in Giles County. - 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. 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. Four houses are blown down in Franklin. 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 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. 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, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The home of Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Marlin was completely demolished. The courthouse roof was blown off. Centreville, Tenn., April 30. Jack Pope's home was wrecked and he and his wife were killed. Eight-year-old boy of Paulina Farris, colored, Centreville. At Walter Hill the residence of Mrs. Upchurch was totally destroyed and she herself was fatally injured. Many tenant houses and barns were wrecked on different places. Owing to the fact that all telephone and telegraph lines are down it is impossible to get the details of the damage wrought. "April 29, 1909 Tornado Outbreak." Undated. 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. C. H. Underhill had a considerable loss, but it is covered by insurance. On March 21-22, there were 108 tornadoes that impacted several states most focused across Texas, Oklahoma, Mississippi and Alabama.
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