Miss Jennie Kelso, Fayetteville; killed by live electric light wire. Four people are known to be dead and two are missing, supposed to have been blown away as their home was demolished. 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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. 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. 6 Feb. 2021. - M. C. NORTHINGTON, Mayor.". Photos of the damage in the Hillsboro (Leiper's Fork) area from the Nashville American newspaper show extreme damage, with a home wiped off the foundation and a hillside forest completely destroyed, suggesting this tornado reached F4 intensity. Mail service over Route No. Shade trees and orchards suffered greatly. National Weather Service The barn of William Gillam was blown down and his house twisted. 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. We interviewed our tech expert, Jaime Vazquez, to learn more about accessible smart home devices. 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. Mrs. Berry (sic) Prosser, near Fayetteville; fatally injured. 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. Coming as it did near midnight, when the people generally were asleep, many barely escaped in their night clothes. One brick home was completely demolished. - 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. A damage rating of at least F2 intensity seems likely based on the newspaper descriptions. There have been. Therefore a more accurate total of 6 deaths was used here, although the final number may have been even higher. The stock barn of Rural home Stock farm was torn to pieces, and there were many other houses, barns, and outhouses destroyed. In all there were 12 tornadoes that caused 62 fatalities in Middle Tennessee. Just a few rods east of the McGrew place stood the home of Bud Guffey. One brick home was completely demolished. All NOAA, (The following newspaper article was transcribed from The Pulaski Citizen of May 6, 1909.). Please try another search. The storm seems to have entered the county from the southern side, passing between this place and Tennessee City. At Bee Springs, five members of a family were killed in one home, and seven in another family died in a nearby home. A family of tornadoes also affected later Hickman and Williamson Counties southwest of Nashville and later moved into Cookeville and Putnam Counties. Franklin, Tenn., Apr. 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. As soon as neighbors could be informed of the disaster, they hastened to the relief of the suffering. BEE SPRING, Tenn. (WKRN) On April 29th and 30th in 1909, Middle Tennessee suffered its deadliest tornado outbreak in history. 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. - This place was visited Thursday night about 1 o'clock by a cyclone traveling in a southeasterly direction. 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. "November 20, 1900 Tornado Outbreak." Undated. The emergency is one which as charitable, sympathetic people, we should take prompt steps to alleviate. The track of the cyclone was about a mile in width, passing across the country from west to east and north of Murfreesboro. Homes were "obliterated" at "Bee Springs" and near "Millville." 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. It is miraculous that there was no more personal injuries, as this was the worst storm ever seen in this part of the State. It is impossible at this time to estimate the damage. Dickson was left to the right of the storm's pathway, and fortunately little damage was done here. Fortunately no one was killed, but several were wounded. Four houses are blown down in Franklin. 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. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Sorry, the location you searched for was not found. 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. 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. The home of Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Marlin was completely demolished. There is no information about the tornado path from Lascassas into Wilson County, so the tornado is estimated to have lifted somewhere southwest of Statesville. 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. The most notable result was the destruction of the Web & Crawford Planing Mill. Prof. J. M. Coulson's residence destroyed and a number of other buildings greatly damaged. WATERTOWN, Tenn., April 30. Dickson was left to the right of the storm's pathway, and fortunately little damage was done here. It cut a huge path over a mile wide through the area. 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. 30. 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. As the storm moved eastward, it cut a path into the Southall community, causing major damage and dealing additional death blows. It is thought that the dead and injured list will be increased by further reports. 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. GRAZULIS: The entire town of Statesville had severe downburst damage. The greatest damage was done in the Florence and Walter Hill sections. Gibbons, of this place, was killed while eating. 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. A gulch just west of the town evidently broke the force so that no serious damage has resulted. There were also numerous reports of livestock killed by flying debris. Wires all down everywhere and communication with the country cut off. GRAZULIS: Moved NE from 9 miles W of Dickson to Charlotte and on to Bellsburg. 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. 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. Nashville, TN500 Weather Station RoadOld Hickory, TN 37138615-754-8500Comments? The house of Judge Lewis was also destroyed and several other houses damaged beyond repair. More than 320 died in the twister barrage . The storm struck the county line just opposite Perryville, and traveled a northeast course, passing about five miles to the north of Linden. It is seldom our mountain country has such a cyclone. John Lee's barn was blown over. - 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. This would be typical of damage reports all along the storm route that night. Henry Frate, colored, who lived on Finis Brown's farm, was so badly hurt that he may not recover. At least 695 . Two more people may have died in rural areas near Fayetteville. 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 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. This tornado was almost certainly produced by the same supercell that spawned the even worse Giles/Lincoln County tornado just to the west. The Sixth District schoolhouse, of Rutherford County, was blown a distance of fifteen or twenty feet and left standing without showing any visible results of great damage. The deadliest January tornadoes on record. 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. 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. 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. 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. Among those whose homes are wrecked are Postmaster C. H. Underhill, Asa Hickerson, Mrs. Lizzie McPherson and Jim Butler. Houses, barns and buildings generally were blown down or else badly wrecked. Oscar Brown, a young son, was also seriously injured. "Some splendid homes were turned to rubbish.". All missing people in Kentucky have been accounted for, Gov. 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. Two persons were killed outright, James Stafford, an aged white man, who was taken 200 yards from his residence and his neck snapped, and a small colored child. - 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. This was the deadliest tornado outbreak in the U.S. since May 2011, when more than 170 people were killed. The cyclone wrecked the house and killed Mrs. McGrew and six children, while Mr. McGrew, a son and a baby escaped with serious injuries. It was an F-4 with winds 207 miles per hour or higher. The old Henry Wade residence, a two-story frame buildings, was demolished, and also several cabins on the place. 63 people lost their lives, and more than 200 were injured from a total of 12 tornadoes. FROM THE NASHVILLE AMERICAN, MAY 4 1909, PAGE 5, "THREE CHURCHES DESTROYED": ALEXANDRIA, Tenn., May 3. - The windstorm in this county Thursday night was probably the worst in its history. It then completely blew away Webb & Crawford's Planning Mills and the stock house of the Cookeville Roller Mills. 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. Reports from farmers are that crops will have to be planted over again. These are some notable tornadoes, tornado outbreaks, and tornado outbreak sequences that have occurred in North America. 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. 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. 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. J. M. Colston and wife, near 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. Robert Barnes and wife, near Fayetteville. FROM THE NASHVILLE AMERICAN, MAY 2 1909, PAGE 5, "FALLING TIMBER": WILDER, Tenn., May 1. If your child will play baseball or softball this spring, youll need to stock up on appropriate clothing and equipment. Mrs. Will Adcock and her daughter are reported killed, but not verified. Spawned by the same thunderstorm that produced the Charleston tornado family. One hundred trees were blown across the Rugby Pike, delaying the mails that day, for it was next to impossible to get through. Telephone lines are a mass of wires and poles. Homes were reportedly damaged or destroyed. The McConnico Church southeast of Franklin was also heavily damaged. 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. The top of the house was blown off and Mrs. Cox was thrown by the wind into the garden a short distance away. The missing are Mr. and Mrs. Bob Stevens, whose home was torn to pieces. April 20, 1909: A windstorm "of great cyclonic power" caused $15,000 of damage in Putnam County. The tornado proceeded over across the Lewisburg Pike area, out Murfreesboro Road, and by 11 p.m. struck for a final time, near Clovercroft. F. H. Hickerson, in the mercantile business, suffered quite a loss. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration The property loss cannot be estimated. A tornado destroyed a church and three homes. Tennessee 225: Dive into the history of the Volunteer State. Mr. Parkes had a cow killed, fruit trees destroyed and barn blown down. The worst damage to houses is the home of Prof. J. M. Goulson, a good two-story house, completely ruined, but no loss of life, though to look at the ruins seems marvelous that the family escaped. Many Lives and Much Property Lost in Giles County. 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). 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. One room was left of his home place, a seven-room dwelling, and it was in this room the family sought refuge. 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. The most terrible cyclone in the history of Giles County struck with great fury between 11 and 12 o'clock Thursday night. Damage: 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. W. S. McLaurine's baby were also killed. This tornado appears to be the same tornado that struck Decaturville and Perryville in Decatur County, which crossed the Tennessee River before moving across central Perry County. No lives were lost, but live stock suffered greatly. Mrs. Speight, one mile from Charlotte, suffered a severe loss. BEE SPRING, Tenn. (WKRN) On April 29th and 30th in 1909, Middle Tennessee suffered its deadliest tornado outbreak in history. This is the first storm of the kind that ever visited this section, although in 1878 much timber was blown down. 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. 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. Great injury was done forests. 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. 22 people were killed here in Giles County from this tornado. (Bud) Hardy, Mrs. Louie Gordon, who was living with her mother, Mrs. Eliza Wilkinson, was cut and bruised about the face and arm. A large oak tree was lifted bodily and blown across it, crushing in the roof. And the tornado also injured 70 people as it traveled through the county, Lancaster said. GRAZULIS: Moved NE near "Sango," 8 miles ESE of Clarksville. 1998 - 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. | All Rights Reserved. The young son of J. L. Cox, who lives on Hervey Whitfield's farm in District No. 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. 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. 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 . The home of Mrs. Ward escaped any serious damage. Please Contact Us. NUMBER EIGHT - THE ZEPHYR TORNADO - MAY 30, 1909 Tornado number 8 formed somewhere close to the town of Zephyr, in Brown County, near midnight and destroyed large parts of the town during the early morning hours, leaving little to view except vacant lots. Just like the previous storm, it caused widespread property damage. Questions? In addition to those killed outright many were more or less seriously injured. Columbia, Tenn., April 20. 11 deaths were recorded in the Missouri storm, 5 near Texas City and 29 along the Alabama-Tennessee state line. FROM THE WILLIAMSON HERALD NEWSPAPER: The second tornado that night struck at 11:15 p.m. about four miles southwest of Nolensville. Some homes were reportedly destroyed in six counties further to the ENE, but tornadoes there are not confirmable. 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. The most terrible cyclone in the history of Giles County struck with great fury between 11 and 12 o'clock Thursday night. We interviewed our tech expert, Jaime Vazquez, to learn more about accessible smart home devices. 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. Jack Pope's home was wrecked and he and his wife were killed. It is impossible to estimate the property loss, probably not less than a hundred thousand dollars. [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. Ed Ragland's house was blown from its foundation. At the same time and place, Mrs. Thad Reese, who was a sister of Mrs. Guffey, with her two children, lost their lives, making seven deaths at this one house. Despite the significant damage, death and injuries, this tornado was not included in Grazulis' book Significant Tornadoes. The tornado outbreak of late-April 1909 was a deadly tornado outbreak that affected much of the central and Southern United States between April 29 and May 1, 1909. The most lives were lost in the Bee Spring community of Giles County. Two people were killed and 20 injured in that second storm. As soon as neighbors could be informed of the disaster, they hastened to the relief of the suffering. Two of the couple's sons were blown over a 20-foot bluff and into a nearby creek. 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. Special thanks to Sam Shamburger from the National Weather Service office in Nashville, who did extensive research on this tornado outbreak. A horse owned by Rev. A large number of cattle and hogs were killed and telephonic communication south of the town has been entirely cut off. Mrs. Berry (sic) Prosser, near Fayetteville; fatally injured. Striking the residence of Prof. W. H. Hooks it blew away all of his residence except the kitchen, his stable, outbuildings and shade trees. Franklin, Tenn., Apr. 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. In its track, which was about half a mile in width, practically all timber was uprooted or twisted to the earth. 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. NWS A latter report comes in from Hillsboro, a small place northwest of here that several people had been killed, however, this is not authentic. Mr. Marlin was badly injured, too, but he survived, along with an infant child, a 16-year old son, and two young daughters. Several of the injured people who later died were plantation workers. Contributions may be sent direct to Mr. Young or to the Citizen and we will forward to the relief committee. 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. 30. 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. Some homes were reportedly destroyed in six counties further to the ENE, but tornadoes there are not confirmable. 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. 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. 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. 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. NWS - 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. The houses damaged were all unoccupied, except the one destroyed. Multiple locations were found. Here is an opportunity in my judgement, for an exhibition of true Christian benevolence. The Bee Springs tornado touched down in northernmost Limestone County, Alabama, before crossing the into Lincoln and Giles Counties in Tennessee. Another strong tornado struck Franklin County near Decherd. The Bee Spring community after the tornado was never quite the same and never really recovered. At Leiper's Fork, in Williamson County, a mother and three children were killed in their home. Damage: Following is a partia (?) Tornado destroyed up to nine homes and hit buildings in. Affecting particularly the Mississippi and Tennessee Valleys, it killed over 150 people, 60 of them in the U.S. state of Tennessee alone. J. Only one member of this large family escaped unhurt. 22 others lost their lives that fateful night across Middle Tennessee in tornadoes that struck Montgomery, Robertson, Rutherford, Wilson, Grundy, and Fentress Counties. So one family that lived here in Bee Spring near the cemetery lost seven members of the family including the mother and six children.
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