The town of Statesville, six miles from here, was struck last night by a tornado. Fayetteville was not in the pathway of the cyclone, but was near it. Parts of the planning mill were blown through F. H. White's residence, some 200 yards away, and Mrs. White was slightly injured and their house considerably damaged. It traveled through the Conway Community, destroying the local public school, Lancaster explained. 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. 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. F. H. Hickerson, in the mercantile business, suffered quite a loss. Ab Hays, of Nashville, who was visiting Joe Rosson's family, near Port Royal, was seriously hurt by timbers, and died this morning. "Storm's Dead Total 93." 10-18-1909, p. 2. FROM THE NASHVILLE AMERICAN, MAY 1 1909, PAGE 12, "PERHAPS FATALLY HURT": McEWEN, Tenn., April 30. Two of the couple's sons were blown over a 20-foot bluff and into a nearby creek. A portion of the residence of Mrs. Alice Estes was blown away. The property loss cannot be estimated. - This place was visited Thursday night about 1 o'clock by a cyclone traveling in a southeasterly direction. In town here a number of window panes were broken. The storm seems to have entered the county from the southern side, passing between this place and Tennessee City. W. C. Greer lost his large barn and two mail hacks. 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. - 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. 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. Will McGrew's family consisted of ten. Four people are known to be dead and two are missing, supposed to have been blown away as their home was demolished. A. Hickerson a house barn, buggies and fences. This is a list of significant tornadoes that have touched down in Maury County since 1900. In Tennessee, the town of Locke was mostly destroyed by the first F3 tornado. GRAZULIS: Moved NE from just over the Alabama line, crossing extreme SE Giles County to 5 miles NW of Fayetteville. It cut a huge path over a mile wide through the area. 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. FROM THE PULASKI CITIZEN NEWSPAPER ARTICLE ON MAY 6, 1909 "FIFTY HOUSES WRECKED. Bud Guffey, his wife, and two chidlren. The cyclone wrecked the house and killed Mrs. McGrew and six children, while Mr. McGrew, a son and a baby escaped with serious injuries. 30. Until late this afternoon it has been impossible to communicate with other towns throughout the country. Another one of Mr. Cox's sons sustained a broken leg and his wife is badly hurt. But for the fact that the country is hilly and in places thinly settled the destruction would have been even greater. Many tenant houses and barns were wrecked on different places. - The little town of Smyrna was close to the path of a terrific storm that swept through this section last night, causing much damage to property, and it was miraculous that no lives were lost. 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. From the foot of the mountain, near Wonder Cave, half way to the top, two-thirds of the large trees are down. Did the tornado hit Gatlinburg Tennessee? 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. In that general area, at least 55 were killed by tornadoes. A portion of the residence of Mrs. Alice Estes was blown away. The most terrible cyclone in the history of Giles County struck with great fury between 11 and 12 o'clock Thursday night. Please try another search. 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. Telephone wires are down and roads are in bad conditions. But several hundred dollars will be needed for relief work and the more fortunate should respond liberally. National Weather Service. Telephone lines are a mass of wires and poles. Only two houses were left standing. 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Get the Android Weather app from Google Play, 5 reported dead after severe weather in Kentucky,, Rollover crash on I-65N in Davidson County leads, Man hit, killed on Old Hickory Blvd. Large trees were torn and twisted from the roots, and in some places scarcely a tree was left uninjured in a whole forest. 30 - A heavy and disastrous cyclone passed through this section last night between the hours of eleven and twelve o'clock and struck one-quarter of a mile west of Franklin, killing an old negro woman and injuring three of her children, two of which may die. Following is a partia (?) 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. Centreville, Tenn., April 30. Besides the loss of property, which is now estimated at $100,000, seven known dead are reported, and injured. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration FROM THE NASHVILLE AMERICAN, MAY 2 1909, PAGE 5, "FALLING TIMBER": WILDER, Tenn., May 1. Mr. Brinkley's house was carried from its foundations, as was a newly completed house of J. "April 29, 1909 Tornado Outbreak." Undated. One-half of the house where Attorney J. It is impossible to estimate the property loss, probably not less than a hundred thousand dollars. The old McGavock home is wrecked. A large number of cattle and hogs were killed and telephonic communication south of the town has been entirely cut off. A tornado destroyed a church and three homes. 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]. 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. Tornado destroyed six homes at Moreland. 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. Despite the significant damage, death and injuries, this tornado was not included in Grazulis' book Significant Tornadoes. 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. In addition to those killed outright many were more or less seriously injured. The F-scale rating, location and path width are estimated from the reported damage. At least 695 . 6 Feb. 2021. 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 track of the cyclone was about a mile in width, passing across the country from west to east and north of Murfreesboro. 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. Two more people may have died in rural areas near Fayetteville. 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. But nowhere was the loss of life greater or the destruction of property more complete than in Giles County. It will amount to hundreds of thousands of dollars. A path about 100 yards wide was swept clear of timber. 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. - A terrific rain and wind storm swept this county last night and many reports of widespread damage and destruction are being received. Besides the loss of property, which is now estimated at $100,000, seven known dead are reported, and injured. April 29, 1909 Tornado Outbreak Weather.gov> Nashville, TN> April 29, 1909 Tornado Outbreak Current Hazards Outlooks Submit a Storm Report Decision Support Hazardous Weather Outlook Detailed Hazards Local Storm Reports (Text) Local Storm Reports (Graphical) Severe Weather Mode Current Conditions Surface Observations Satellite The home of Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Marlin was completely demolished. Will Ross Lackey, Jr., and Esq. One brick home was completely demolished. Several of the injured people who later died were plantation workers. The tornado tore apart eight or nine farms and damaged or destroyed 25 buildings in Charlotte. 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. 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. GRAZULIS: Moved NE near "Sango," 8 miles ESE of Clarksville. Others moved to towns like Elkton, which is the closest incorporated town to the area, Lancaster said. Their household effects are destroyed. 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. 20th Century 1909 Oct 14, Tornado Outbreak, AL (11-21), AR (2), GA (1-2), TN (42-50) -56-75 lornajarrettblanchard October 14, 1909 95 Daily Telegraph, Atlantic, IA. But nowhere was the loss of life greater or the destruction of property more complete than in Giles County. The home of Wilson Estes was also destroyed, together with the livery barn of Russell Estes, owner of Primm Springs Hotel. About 75 homes were damaged or destroyed at Centerville, and losses totaled over $100,000. The McConnico Church southeast of Franklin was also heavily damaged. 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 cyclone went from Primm's on to Centreville. B. Barnes'. Mrs. Reed was also found unconscious, but has recovered. These are some notable tornadoes, tornado outbreaks, and tornado outbreak sequences that have occurred in North America. Sorry, the location you searched for was not found. Jim Cheat, a prosperous farmer near town, lost his barn, and had one very fine mule killed by the storm. J. M. Colston and wife, near Fayetteville. 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. Damage: The listing is U.S.-centric, with greater and more consistent information available for U.S. tornadoes. It is impossible at this time to estimate the damage. 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. Affecting particularly the Mississippi and Tennessee Valleys, it killed over 150 people, 60 of them in the U.S. state of Tennessee alone. It is impossible to obtain details, as the wires are all down. 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. B. Thompson lives was blown across the street and his barn turned over, but his family was not hurt. Almost every dwelling was rendered unsafe. 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. 30. 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. Mrs. Berry (sic) Prosser, near Fayetteville; fatally injured. 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 path of the cyclone at this point is about 300 yards wide, and was accompanied by a heavy rain and thunder and electrical display. From that point, the storm moved into the Greenbrier section, where it destroyed two stores, several churches, and numerous farm houses, barns and outbuildings. US Dept of Commerce 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. 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. 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. April 29, 1909 Tornado Outbreak. Mrs. Brown was seriously if not fatally injured. The storm struck the county line just opposite Perryville, and traveled a northeast course, passing about five miles to the north of Linden. BEE SPRING, Tenn. (WKRN) On April 29th and 30th in 1909, Middle Tennessee suffered its deadliest tornado outbreak in history. The total damage cannot be accurately stated, but it will go into the thousands of dollars in this section. (Bud) Hardy, Mrs. Louie Gordon, who was living with her mother, Mrs. Eliza Wilkinson, was cut and bruised about the face and arm. GRAZULIS: Twenty-three homes were destroyed, and a hotel and depot were unroofed at Decherd. The damage in town is slight compared with the country. Some homes were reportedly destroyed in six counties further to the ENE, but tornadoes there are not confirmable. The strongest tornado confirmed so far from. The cyclone wrecked the house and killed Mrs. McGrew and six children, while Mr. McGrew, a son and a baby escaped with serious injuries. 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. And five days later, Mrs. Marlin died from her injuries at a Nashville hospital. As soon as neighbors could be informed of the disaster, they hastened to the relief of the suffering. One hundred trees were blown across the Rugby Pike, delaying the mails that day, for it was next to impossible to get through. Damage: 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. The most terrible cyclone in the history of Giles County struck with great fury between 11 and 12 o'clock Thursday night. Damage: - M. C. NORTHINGTON, Mayor.". Reports from farmers are that crops will have to be planted over again. FROM THE NASHVILLE AMERICAN, MAY 4 1909, PAGE 5, "THREE CHURCHES DESTROYED": ALEXANDRIA, Tenn., May 3. The entire town of Statesville had severe downburst damage. The horror of the storm was greatly increased especially were people were (sic) severely hurt by the darkness and torrents of rain, which followed. Twenty-two others lost their lives that fateful night across Middle Tennessee in tornadoes that struck Montgomery, Robertson, Rutherford, Wilson, Grundy, and Fentress Counties. 1909: A tornado moves the Algood Methodist Church off its foundation. The creeks are out of banks and all the farm work of the spring is practically lost. 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. 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. 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. Four-year-old child of Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Thompson, Totty's Bend. RUGBY. The stock barn of Rural home Stock farm was torn to pieces, and there were many other houses, barns, and outhouses destroyed. 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. Late-April 1909 Tornado Outbreak - Confirmed Tornadoes - April 29 Event April 29 Event Read more about this topic: Late-April 1909 Tornado Outbreak, Confirmed Tornadoes Famous quotes containing the word event: " When we awoke, we found a heavy dew on our blankets. The tornado likely began in Humphreys County based on the information by Grazulis and the Nashville American. The three churches - the Cumberland, the Methodist and the Baptist - also the schoolhouse, were blown down and destroyed. However, for several hours a strong gale blew, and there was more or less excitement in the town throughout the night. At Leiper's Fork, in Williamson County, a mother and three children were killed in their home. 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. 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. 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 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.