Many Nolensville residents said it was the worst storm to ever strike there -- even worse than the notorious cyclone of 1900, which had cut a path only a few hundred yards wide. Two people were killed and 20 injured in that second storm. Robert Barnes and wife, near Fayetteville. Fortunately no one was killed, but several were wounded. Weather.gov > Nashville, TN > April 29, 1909 Tornado Outbreak . 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. This large outbreak of tornadoes included an EF3 tornado that caused significant damage to homes, business, schools and infrastructure in Jacksboro, Texas. National Weather Service. The timber for 250 yards wide in the path of this tornado is down for many miles. Franklin, Tenn., Apr. 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. FROM THE NASHVILLE AMERICAN, May 1 1909, PAGE 4, "RUTHERFORD COUNTY. The home of Wilson Estes was also destroyed, together with the livery barn of Russell Estes, owner of Primm Springs Hotel. Part of a larger outbreak that started a few days earlier, the unrelenting barrage of . A third son died two days later as a result of injuries sustained during the tornado. The loss in timber alone in this section was placed at $100,000. Thirty-six serious injuries were reported in the newspapers across both counties, with numerous other more minor injuries, so the total of 70 injuries shown by Grazulis was kept. - 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. Damage: 22 others lost their lives that fateful night across Middle Tennessee in tornadoes that struck Montgomery, Robertson, Rutherford, Wilson, Grundy, and Fentress Counties. The most notable result was the destruction of the Web & Crawford Planing Mill. But nowhere was the loss of life greater or the destruction of property more complete than in Giles County. W. S. McLaurine's baby were also killed. Two of the couple's sons were blown over a 20-foot bluff and into a nearby creek. The Weather Service has confirmed 66 tornadoes from Dec. 10 to 11 and 79 tornadoes Dec. 15. 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. B. Barnes'. The cyclone went from Primm's on to Centreville. The path length was estimated based on a beginning point in the Bushtown area and end point just past Algood. The tornado destroyed homes on at least three farms and killed an elderly man and a child in separate homes. 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. The track of the cyclone was about a mile in width, passing across the country from west to east and north of Murfreesboro. All the houses there are damaged more or less, but no one was killed. The lightning flashed incessantly, and all evidences indicated that a great storm was raging in the neighboring sections. 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. Just a few rods east of the McGrew place stood the home of Bud Guffey. 93 dead across 5 states: The deadly tornado outbreak by the numbers One brick home was completely demolished. The village of Harms, five miles west of Fayetteville, was almost completely destroyed. Trees were twisted in two and hurled great distances. M. Gilbert, 1909 Natural Disasters: 1909 Atlantic Hurricane Season, 1909 Earthquakes, Tornadoes Of 1909, Late-April 1909 Tornado Outbreak|LLC Books . 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. Reports from farmers are that crops will have to be planted over again. 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 clouds rolled like tremendous waves out of the southwest, and the thunder's crash was deafening, while the electric flashes played incessantly, lighting up the dark-canopied earth like a refulgent monster meteor. His entire family was wiped out of existence. There have been. One of the saddest stories was of two brothers who 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. 30. Four houses are blown down in Franklin. 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. A gulch just west of the town evidently broke the force so that no serious damage has resulted. FROM THE NASHVILLE AMERICAN, MAY 1 1909, PAGE 2, "OVER FIFTY HOUSES WRECKED. Gibbons, of this place, was killed while eating. List of Upper Cumberland tornadoes | UCpedia Wiki | Fandom A horse owned by Rev. 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. GRAZULIS: The entire town of Statesville had severe downburst damage. John Lee's barn was blown over. As the storm moved eastward, it cut a path into the Southall community, causing major damage and dealing additional death blows. The Lasting, Unseen Damage Of Historic Tornado Outbreaks - Forbes 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. Jack Pope's home was wrecked and he and his wife were killed. A number of residences were badly damaged and business houses unroofed, the rain destroying almost the entire stock of John Jewell. GRAZULIS: Moved ENE from somewhere west of Shipps Bend to north of Clovercroft. Another family lost five or six members of its family, as well. The old McGavock home is wrecked. 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. 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. The old McGavock home is wrecked. 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. 1909 Oct 14, Tornado Outbreak, AL (11-21), AR (2), GA (1-2), TN (42 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. Affecting particularly the Mississippi and Tennessee Valleys, it killed over 150 people, 60 of them in the U.S. state of Tennessee alone. It touched down during the dead of night between 10 and 11as it moved into Williamson County. Sorry, the location you searched for was not found. Both the Methodist and Christian churches are blown down; the homes of Will Tullass and James Marshall, both of which were beautiful country residences, are complete wrecks; the home of James Nolen is considerably damage, but not so bad as the others. Twenty-two others lost their lives that fateful night across Middle Tennessee in tornadoes that struck Montgomery, Robertson, Rutherford, Wilson, Grundy, and Fentress Counties. From the foot of the mountain, near Wonder Cave, half way to the top, two-thirds of the large trees are down. Ed Ragland's house was blown from its foundation. Questions? Four-year-old child of Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Thompson, Totty's Bend. 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. Contributions may be sent direct to Mr. Young or to the Citizen and we will forward to the relief committee. Robert Barnes and wife, near Fayetteville. This historical footage of Oklahoma's worst-ever tornado outbreak was assembled using News 9's on-air broadcast along with storm tracker footage and some images/interviews with viewers. 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. Only two houses were left standing. Please Contact Us. Near Cross Roads, one man was killed and two more people were severely injured (F2) before the tornado lifted somewhere northeast of that community, a distance of roughly 20 miles. 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. Damage: Many Lives and Much Property Lost in Giles County. The storm struck the county line just opposite Perryville, and traveled a northeast course, passing about five miles to the north of Linden. Just a few rods east of the McGrew place stood the home of Bud Guffey. The second F3 tornado flattened structures near Covington and Medina. Damage: 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. The horror of the storm was greatly increased especially were people were (sic) severely hurt by the darkness and torrents of rain, which followed. The storm seems to have entered the county from the southern side, passing between this place and Tennessee City. It is impossible at this time to estimate the damage. National Weather Service A colored child on W. R. Anderson's farm was killed, making the fourth death so far reported. The most terrible cyclone in the history of Giles County struck with great fury between 11 and 12 o'clock Thursday night. Coming as it did near midnight, when the people generally were asleep, many barely escaped in their night clothes. 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. His mother, who was seriously injured, and a little boy were rescued with much difficulty from the ruins. Mr. Parkes had a cow killed, fruit trees destroyed and barn blown down. The two main outbreaks alone were responsible for at least 145 of these tornadoes. The cyclone wrecked the house and killed Mrs. McGrew and six children, while Mr. McGrew, a son and a baby escaped with serious injuries. Nashville, TN500 Weather Station RoadOld Hickory, TN 37138615-754-8500Comments? The property loss will mount into the thousands. How 148 Tornadoes in One Day in 1974 Changed Emergency Preparedness Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. Many of the inhabitants here moved to Bryson, a few miles away, and that community grew a little bit larger. 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. 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. Miss Daisy Marshall received a few slight wounds. The timbers in front of the hotel were laid waste, some of which fell on the hotel, doing considerable damage to the building. Thousands of trees were downed and cattle were killed. The farms lying on the hillsides are washed in deep gullies and the low land is completely flooded. Much of the land was washed. 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 tornado tore apart eight or nine farms and damaged or destroyed 25 buildings in Charlotte. Eight-year-old boy of Paulina Farris, colored, Centreville. And the tornado also injured 70 people as it traveled through the county, Lancaster said. 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. 6 Feb. 2021. Dr. Barger lost five of his six barns, and the merchants suffered much loss from their business houses being unroofed. Mrs. Berry (sic) Prosser, near Fayetteville; fatally injured. of those most seriously hurt: Esq. From that point, the storm moved into the Greenbrier section, where it destroyed two stores, several churches, and numerous farm houses, barns and outbuildings. Thousands of dollars worth of property completely ruined. - 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. 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. 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]. 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. - 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. Striking the residence of Prof. W. H. Hooks it blew away all of his residence except the kitchen, his stable, outbuildings and shade trees. As soon as neighbors could be informed of the disaster, they hastened to the relief of the suffering. All of the buildings belong to the Fentress Coal & Coke Company. Will Ross Lackey, Jr., and Esq. Owing to the fact that all telephone and telegraph lines are down it is impossible to get the details of the damage wrought. WATERTOWN, Tenn., April 30. The half-mile wide tornado moved across the Brewster Community causing two injuries (F2), then passed just south of Rugby into Scott County. 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. - 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 Elk Cotton Mill was damaged about $5,000. 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. The home of Mrs. Ward escaped any serious damage. National Weather Service. 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. In its track, which was about half a mile in width, practically all timber was uprooted or twisted to the earth. A large number of cattle and hogs were killed and telephonic communication south of the town has been entirely cut off. The property loss cannot be estimated. F. H. Hickerson, in the mercantile business, suffered quite a loss. SHAMBURGER (2016): Despite the significant destruction caused by this tornado in Cookeville and Algood, Grazulis did not include this tornado in his book Significant Tornadoes. Prof. J. M. Coulson's residence destroyed and a number of other buildings greatly damaged. Multiple locations were found. It will amount to hundreds of thousands of dollars. The Evans Mills, on Stones River, one mile north of Florence, were blown into the river and destroyed. 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. - 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. Special thanks to Sam Shamburger from the National Weather Service office in Nashville, who did extensive research on this tornado outbreak. The dwelling of Lon Dowell was unroofed, and the house of Will Hickman was blown fifty yards and caught fire and was consumed. 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. Dive into the history of the Volunteer State. 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. $150,000 damage. Mrs. Berry (sic) Prosser, near Fayetteville; fatally injured. 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. Besides the loss of property, which is now estimated at $100,000, seven known dead are reported, and injured. Ab Hays, of Nashville, who was visiting Joe Rosson's family, near Port Royal, was seriously hurt by timbers, and died this morning. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 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 clouds rolled like tremendous waves out of the southwest, and the thunder's crash was deafening, while the electric flashes played incessantly, lighting up the dark-canopied earth like a refulgent monster meteor. Will Ross Lackey, Jr., and Esq. - The heaviest rainfall in years, accompanied by high winds, has fallen here since midnight last night. 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 home of Wilson Estes was also destroyed, together with the livery barn of Russell Estes, owner of Primm Springs Hotel. This was the deadliest tornado outbreak in the U.S. since May 2011, when more than 170 people were killed. Track of Cyclone a Mile Wide and Vast Damage Done": MURFREESBORO, Tenn., April 30. 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. The horror of the storm was greatly increased especially were people were (sic) severely hurt by the darkness and torrents of rain, which followed. NWS 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.
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