Col. Pendergrass' residence was blown from its foundation. 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. W. S. McLaurine's baby were also killed. December tornado record crushed by historic onslaught of storms - The This tornado was almost certainly produced by the same supercell that spawned the even worse Giles/Lincoln County tornado just to the west. And the tornado also injured 70 people as it traveled through the county, Lancaster said. Thousands of trees were downed and cattle were killed. You can see his full report here. Damage: Tri-State Tornado of 1925 was deadliest in U.S. history - The 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. At Trinity, about seven miles west of here, the damage is beyond description. 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 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. Bob White's house was blown from its foundation. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Miss Daisy Marshall received a few slight wounds. 1998 - 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. | All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. Tornadoes in Maury County - Maurypedia Its course was about a half mile wide and lay from Cross Roads into Scott Co., between the farms of William Cummings and Laban Riseden, just escaping both the homesteads, but tearing up all the timber in the neighborhood and bearing on southward below Rugby, carrying away the home of Young John Brewster and crushing in his shoulder and injuring his wife. FROM THE NASHVILLE AMERICAN, MAY 1 1909, PAGE 10, "FROM MURFREESBORO, TENN.": MURFREESBORO, Tenn., April 30. Andy Beshear said Saturday. Today the people of Cookeville and Algood are applying themselves vigorously to removing the debris and repairing the damages and the fact that no one was killed dispels much of the gloom caused by the destruction of property. The large marble shaft erected to the memory of the Collier family, and in the private ground, was thrown to the ground. 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. 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. In its track, which was about half a mile in width, practically all timber was uprooted or twisted to the earth. Homes were "obliterated" at "Bee Springs" and near "Millville." 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. FROM THE PULASKI CITIZEN NEWSPAPER ARTICLE ON MAY 6, 1909: Centreville, Tenn., April 30. Just like the previous storm, it caused widespread property damage. The Elk Cotton Mill was damaged about $5,000. Many tenant houses and barns were wrecked on different places. "April 29, 1909 Tornado Outbreak." Undated. 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. This is the first storm of the kind that ever visited this section, although in 1878 much timber was blown down. Others moved to towns like Elkton, which is the closest incorporated town to the area, Lancaster said. Their bodies were recovered the next morning at about daylight. Deadliest Days: Killer tornadoes in Middle Tennessee Columbia, Tenn., April 20. of those most seriously hurt: Esq. The young son of J. L. Cox, who lives on Hervey Whitfield's farm in District No. Damage: The deadliest January tornadoes on record. At Walter Hill the residence of Mrs. Upchurch was totally destroyed and she herself was fatally injured. 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. Farther to the east, the homes of Mrs. Upchurch and Mr. McAdoo were damaged or destroyed northwest of Lascassas. The Evans Mills, on Stones River, one mile north of Florence, were blown into the river and destroyed. But nowhere was the loss of life greater or the destruction of property more complete than in Giles County. 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. SHAMBURGER (2016): The devastating and very large Decherd tornado, which was only given a few meager words in the book Significant Tornadoes by Tom Grazulis, began somewhere west of Owl Hollow in western Franklin County, then moved east-northeast passing about 1.3 miles north of Winchester, then plowing directly through Decherd. A portion of the residence of Mrs. Alice Estes was blown away. 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. I call upon all persons in this community who will contribute to this object to leave contributions at either of the banks. 30. A special thanks to the Nashville National Weather Service office and Lead Forecaster Sam Shamburger for his research on this tornado outbreak. If your child will play baseball or softball this spring, youll need to stock up on appropriate clothing and equipment. Where Did The Tornado Touchdown In Tennessee? - PartyShopMaine 1909: A tornado moves the Algood Methodist Church off its foundation. The desperately injured are: R. H. Thompson, a son and daughter of Mrs. Money, Hiram Prince and Prof. R. S. Ballen. His entire family was wiped out of existence. All the houses there are damaged more or less, but no one was killed. 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. A school was reportedly carried intact for two miles, touching the ground every 200-300 yards, leaving holes in the earth. Rutherford County was visited last night by one of the most destructive storms of many years. Miss Jennie Kelso, Fayetteville; killed by live electric light wire. 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. 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. Another tornado or downburst later struck near Monterey in eastern Putnam County, as the Nashville American reported "one of the worst wind storms in the history of the town" unroofed houses and barns, but the description of the damage is unclear whether a tornado or downburst was the cause. Affecting particularly the Mississippi and Tennessee Valleys, it killed over 150 people, 60 of them in the U.S. state of Tennessee alone. Ab Lane lost his barn and two mules. Track of Cyclone a Mile Wide and Vast Damage Done": MURFREESBORO, Tenn., April 30. 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. As soon as neighbors could be informed of the disaster, they hastened to the relief of the suffering. All NOAA, (The following newspaper article was transcribed from The Pulaski Citizen of May 6, 1909.). Dickson was left to the right of the storm's pathway, and fortunately little damage was done here. Four-year-old child of Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Thompson, Totty's Bend. The Lasting, Unseen Damage Of Historic Tornado Outbreaks - Forbes 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. Damage: Mr. McNutt, wife and three children, near Fayetteville. It cut a huge path over a mile wide through the area. But several hundred dollars will be needed for relief work and the more fortunate should respond liberally. From the foot of the mountain, near Wonder Cave, half way to the top, two-thirds of the large trees are down. The Tri-State Tornado occurred on March 18, 1925. The strongest tornado traveled through Giles and Lincoln Counties. Four houses are blown down in Franklin. J. D. Butler's house was damaged considerably, and the Methodist Church, South, had part of the roof blown away. Fayetteville, Tenn., April 30. And then coming through Bee Spring destroying homes and families and a local church here by the cemetery.. The home of Wilson Estes was also destroyed, together with the livery barn of Russell Estes, owner of Primm Springs Hotel. December tornadoes among 20 billion-dollar disasters to strike U.S. in NWS 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. SHAMBURGER (2016): This tornado was not included in Grazulis' book Significant Tornadoes 1680-1991. - 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 tornado touched down just outside of Aspen Hills, just a few miles west of here. It is impossible to obtain details, as the wires are all down. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Dickson was left to the right of the storm's pathway, and fortunately little damage was done here. Only two houses were left standing. The three churches - the Cumberland, the Methodist and the Baptist - also the schoolhouse, were blown down and destroyed. Late-April 1909 Tornado Outbreak - liquisearch.com Remembering the April 27, 2011, tornado super outbreak - Washington Post J. M. Colston and wife, near Fayetteville. But nowhere was the loss of life greater or the destruction of property more complete than in Giles County. National Weather Service. This massive tornado then passed into Lincoln County through the northern suburbs of Fayetteville before lifting northeast of Fayetteville. One massive grave contains the remains of an entire family. This massive tornado then passed into Lincoln County where much of Millville, Cyruston, Clardyville, and Harms were damaged or destroyed. Will McGrew's family consisted of ten. 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. J. The home of Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Marlin was completely demolished. - 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. A number of residences were badly damaged and business houses unroofed, the rain destroying almost the entire stock of John Jewell. It is reported that one man is dead, but his name cannot be ascertained. The timbers in front of the hotel were laid waste, some of which fell on the hotel, doing considerable damage to the building. The house was completely torn to pieces. 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. Many narrow escaped from death are reported, but only one person is known to have been injured, an old lady, Mrs. Upchurch, but the extent of her injuries is not known FROM THE NASHVILLE AMERICAN, MAY 1 1909, PAGE 4, "SMYRNA IS STRUCK": SMYRNA, Tenn., April 30. A. C. Morgan's house was blown away and Mrs. Morgan was badly injured, but not fatally, it is thought. "Death Toll in Ninety-five." 10-18-1909, p. 1. The damage in town is slight compared with the country. - 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. In addition to those killed outright many were more or less seriously injured. Several parties sustained slight injuries. "Some splendid homes were turned to rubbish.". A latter report comes in from Hillsboro, a small place northwest of here that several people had been killed, however, this is not authentic. His entire family was wiped out of existence. The horror of the storm was greatly increased especially were people were (sic) severely hurt by the darkness and torrents of rain, which followed. 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. 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. 1 could not continue on account of the wreckage of the roadways. The old Henry Wade residence, a two-story frame buildings, was demolished, and also several cabins on the place. The next place in Tennessee was the farm of Mrs. Kate Wall, where all the fences and outbuildings were blown away and considerable other damage wrought. FROM THE NASHVILLE AMERICAN, MAY 1 1909, PAGE 12, "PERHAPS FATALLY HURT": McEWEN, Tenn., April 30. May 3, 1999 Oklahoma Tornado Outbreak | Full KWTV coverage March sets record for most tornado reports - NBC News 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. The cyclone went from Primm's on to Centreville. The top of the house was blown off and Mrs. Cox was thrown by the wind into the garden a short distance away. The Bee Springs tornado touched down in northernmost Limestone County, Alabama, before crossing the into Lincoln and Giles Counties in Tennessee. Only one member of this large family escaped unhurt. 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. These pictures show the damage in Centerville in Hickman County where there were 9 deaths and 32 injuries. Please try another search. The most terrible cyclone in the history of Giles County struck with great fury between 11 and 12 o'clock Thursday night. 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. A tornado destroyed a church and three homes. Only one member of this large family escaped unhurt. Four houses are blown down in Franklin. FROM THE NASHVILLE AMERICAN, MAY 4 1909, PAGE 5, "THREE CHURCHES DESTROYED": ALEXANDRIA, Tenn., May 3. Homes were reportedly damaged or destroyed. F. H. Hickerson, in the mercantile business, suffered quite a loss. 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 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. No lives were lost, but live stock suffered greatly. Web. Intensity was unclear but probably F2 based upon descriptions. 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. Contributions may be sent direct to Mr. Young or to the Citizen and we will forward to the relief committee. Hardest-hit areas were in and around Pulaski, Bryson and Fayetteville. Another (not counted) indirect death occurred in Lincoln County due to a Miss Jennie Kelso interacting with a live electrical wire. 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. One-half of the house where Attorney J. - 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. One hundred trees were blown across the Rugby Pike, delaying the mails that day, for it was next to impossible to get through. It is impossible at this time to estimate the damage. The storm seems to have entered the county from the southern side, passing between this place and Tennessee City. It touched down during the dead of night between 10 and 11PM. There have been. The path of the cyclone at this point is about 300 yards wide, and was accompanied by a heavy rain and thunder and electrical display. Ab Hays, of Nashville, who was visiting Joe Rosson's family, near Port Royal, was seriously hurt by timbers, and died this morning. But several hundred dollars will be needed for relief work and the more fortunate should respond liberally. Reports from farmers are that crops will have to be planted over again. 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. Therefore a more accurate total of 6 deaths was used here, although the final number may have been even higher. "November 20, 1900 Tornado Outbreak." Undated. One brick home was completely demolished. 6 Feb. 2021. The two main outbreaks alone were responsible for at least 145 of these tornadoes. 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. [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. There were no additional fatalities from these tornadoes. The courthouse was unroofed, and sixteen of its beautiful shade trees uprooted. We hear that considerable damage was done in the south part of the county, that a large amount of timber was blown down near Gatewood Ford on Clear Fork and that the Tennessee Lumber and Coal Co.'s saw mill near the mouth of Crooked Creek was demolished. The town of Statesville, six miles from here, was struck last night by a tornado. In addition to those killed outright many were more or less seriously injured. Fortunately no one was killed, but several were wounded. 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. March 2022 Tornadoes Report | National Centers for Environmental 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. The village of Harms, five miles west of Fayetteville, was almost completely destroyed. 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. With the exception of several street lights being burned out, the damage at McEwen was slight. Show. It left 10 people dead and 40 more with serious injuries. $150,000 damage. 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 tornado appears to have begun west of Aspen Hill in Giles County, not in Limestone County, Alabama, as Grazulis stated, then passed near Aspen Hill where it damaged homes and barns, through Conway where the school was destroyed, between Bunker Hill and Bryson, and through Bee Springs destroying numerous homes and the Bee Springs Church on Bee Springs Road about 1/3 mile south of Stevenson Road. We interviewed our tech expert, Jaime Vazquez, to learn more about accessible smart home devices. ": Dickson, Tenn., Apr. [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. The old McGavock home is wrecked. Trees were twisted in two and hurled great distances. FROM THE FENTRESS COUNTY GAZETTE, MAY 6 1909, "Local News": The storm of last Friday morning, which was so severe in different parts of the state, did no damage in this immediate vicinity. 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.
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