The desperately injured are: R. H. Thompson, a son and daughter of Mrs. Money, Hiram Prince and Prof. R. S. Ballen. Tornadoes in Maury County - Maurypedia Fayetteville, Tenn., April 30. Bud Guffey, his wife, and two chidlren. Houses, barns and buildings generally were blown down or else badly wrecked. At least fifty other persons sustained more or less serious injuries, and the recovery of three is doubtful. When the tornado outbreak was over, at least 62 people had been killed across Middle Tennessee, and over 200 more were left injured. Large trees were torn and twisted from the roots, and in some places scarcely a tree was left uninjured in a whole forest. As the storm moved eastward, it cut a path into the Southall community, causing major damage and dealing additional death blows. Multiple locations were found. Many of the inhabitants here moved to Bryson, a few miles away, and that community grew a little bit larger. The path of the storm was through a section about one mile southeast of Smyrna, where several homes were converted into wreckage and much farm property was destroyed. 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. No other fatalities are reported from this town although barns and outbuildings were swept away by the fierce assault of the storm. 11 deaths were recorded in the Missouri storm, 5 near Texas City and 29 along the Alabama-Tennessee state line. - At Statesville, seven miles from here, the storm of Thursday night destroyed the three churches and the school building. 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. Contributions may be sent direct to Mr. Young or to the Citizen and we will forward to the relief committee. 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. -92-93 Daily Journal, Stevens Point, WI. Representative M. E. Neely lost a valuable barn, as did Maj. B. Randolph, both of the Walter Hill neighborhood. Historian John Lancaster with the Giles County Historical Society recalled that fateful night. 1998 - 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. | All Rights Reserved. A tornado destroyed 23 homes and damaged a depot and a hotel in Decherd. 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. Damage: 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. These pictures show the damage in Centerville in Hickman County where there were 9 deaths and 32 injuries. 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So far as reported, no lives were lost, but on the farm of Mrs. Charles Ward all of the outhouses were blown away and a Mr. Gannon and his wife were injured. Dr. Barger lost five of his six barns, and the merchants suffered much loss from their business houses being unroofed. The Bee Spring community after the tornado was never quite the same and never really recovered. The horror of the storm was greatly increased especially were people were (sic) severely hurt by the darkness and torrents of rain, which followed. 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 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. December tornado record crushed by historic onslaught of storms - The A special thanks to the Nashville National Weather Service office and Lead Forecaster Sam Shamburger for his research on this tornado outbreak. At Rudolphtown, which lies between Port Royal and Clarksville, one man was killed whose name has not been ascertained here. The tornado likely began in Humphreys County based on the information by Grazulis and the Nashville American. J. D. Butler's house was damaged considerably, and the Methodist Church, South, had part of the roof blown away. Miss Jennie Kelso, Fayetteville; killed by live electric light wire. Telephone lines are a mass of wires and poles. 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. A latter report comes in from Hillsboro, a small place northwest of here that several people had been killed, however, this is not authentic. Elk River is higher than ever before. About 75 homes were damaged or destroyed at Centerville, and losses totaled over $100,000. Mr. McNutt, wife and three children, near Fayetteville. The most notable result was the destruction of the Web & Crawford Planing Mill. All the houses there are damaged more or less, but no one was killed. No information is available farther to the east across the extremely rural area between Decherd and Monteagle, but based on newspaper reports and damage in Franklin and Grundy Counties all lining up in a straight line, the damage in both counties was almost certainly produced by the same tornado. Mrs. Hughes' house was torn into kindling wood, but she was not at home at the time. Ab Hays, of Nashville, who was visiting Joe Rosson's family, near Port Royal, was seriously hurt by timbers, and died this morning. Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. Ed Ragland's house was blown from its foundation. Another family lost five or six members of its family, as well. Almost every dwelling was rendered unsafe. 93 dead across 5 states: The deadly tornado outbreak by the numbers 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 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. Another (not counted) indirect death occurred in Lincoln County due to a Miss Jennie Kelso interacting with a live electrical wire. - 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. US Dept of Commerce Where Did The Tornado Touchdown In Tennessee? - PartyShopMaine Deadliest Days: Killer tornadoes in Middle Tennessee The young son of J. L. Cox, who lives on Hervey Whitfield's farm in District No. The emergency is one which as charitable, sympathetic people, we should take prompt steps to alleviate. The homes of Mrs. John Brown and William McAdoo were blown down, and part of the home of B. M. Peebles was blown away. April 29, 1909 Tornado Outbreak. All NOAA. 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. From the foot of the mountain, near Wonder Cave, half way to the top, two-thirds of the large trees are down. Fayetteville, Tenn., April 30. J. M. Colston and wife, near Fayetteville. 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. Part of a larger outbreak that started a few days earlier, the unrelenting barrage of . At Trinity, about seven miles west of here, the damage is beyond description. The lightning flashed incessantly, and all evidences indicated that a great storm was raging in the neighboring sections. The most frightful wreckage and loss of life occurred in the little valley through which passes the road from Bunker Hill to Bryson, and in which were located the homes of Bud Guffey, Will McGrew, Lee Smith, J. S. Bryson and others. A third son died two days later as a result of injuries sustained during the tornado. 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. A portion of the residence of Mrs. Alice Estes was blown away. Farther to the east, the homes of Mrs. Upchurch and Mr. McAdoo were damaged or destroyed northwest of Lascassas. One hundred trees were blown across the Rugby Pike, delaying the mails that day, for it was next to impossible to get through. The barn of William Gillam was blown down and his house twisted. 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. Affecting particularly the Mississippi and Tennessee Valleys, it killed over 150 people, 60 of them in the U.S. state of Tennessee alone. Several parties sustained slight injuries. 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. Many Lives and Much Property Lost in Giles County. This tornado was almost certainly produced by the same supercell that spawned the even worse Giles/Lincoln County tornado just to the west. The most terrible cyclone in the history of Giles County struck with great fury between 11 and 12 o'clock Thursday night. Until late this afternoon it has been impossible to communicate with other towns throughout the country. 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 strongest tornado confirmed so far from. One of the saddest stories took place at Leiper's Fork. The Bee Springs tornado touched down in northernmost Limestone County, Alabama, before crossing the into Lincoln and Giles Counties in Tennessee. There have been. - 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. Some homes were reportedly destroyed in six counties further to the ENE, but tornadoes there are not confirmable. 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. Damage: One brick home was completely demolished. Rutherford County was visited last night by one of the most destructive storms of many years. 30. At Leiper's Fork, in Williamson County, a mother and three children were killed in their home. It left 10 people dead and 40 more with serious injuries. March sets record for most tornado reports - NBC News FROM THE NASHVILLE AMERICAN, May 1 1909, PAGE 4, "NOLENSVILLE SECTION": NOLENSVILLE, April 30. 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. Web. 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. "Death Toll in Ninety-five." 10-18-1909, p. 1. 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. 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. Coming as it did near midnight, when the people generally were asleep, many barely escaped in their night clothes. Please Contact Us. But several hundred dollars will be needed for relief work and the more fortunate should respond liberally. A horse owned by Rev. 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. April 20, 1909: A windstorm "of great cyclonic power" caused $15,000 of damage in Putnam County. Following is a partia (?) In Charlotte ten houses were completely wrecked, and thirty in addition were damaged more or less. C. H. Underhill had a considerable loss, but it is covered by insurance. Mr. Parkes had a cow killed, fruit trees destroyed and barn blown down. Besides the devastation mentioned, fences, timber and numerous small buildings were blown away and other damage done. The total damage cannot be accurately stated, but it will go into the thousands of dollars in this section. The majority of the 34 deaths caused by this F4 tornado were in the residential areas of the east and south areas of the town. 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. Some North American outbreaks affecting the U.S. may only include tornado information from the U.S. List of Upper Cumberland tornadoes | UCpedia Wiki | Fandom 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. Oscar Brown, a young son, was also seriously injured. Trees were twisted in two and hurled great distances. Thousands of trees were downed and cattle were killed. The timbers in front of the hotel were laid waste, some of which fell on the hotel, doing considerable damage to the building. 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. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. In addition to those killed outright many were more or less seriously injured. His entire family was wiped out of existence. GRAZULIS: Moved NE from 9 miles W of Dickson to Charlotte and on to Bellsburg. 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]. It came from the northwest, traveling with great momentum. Mrs. Reed was also found unconscious, but has recovered. 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. of those most seriously hurt: Esq. The horror of the storm was greatly increased especially were people were (sic) severely hurt by the darkness and torrents of rain, which followed. Result of the Work of the Storm in Dickson County": DICKSON, Tenn., April 30. $150,000 damage. 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 windstorm in this county Thursday night was probably the worst in its history. Fayetteville was not in the pathway of the cyclone, but was near it.
