A special thanks to the Nashville National Weather Service office and Lead Forecaster Sam Shamburger for his research on this tornado outbreak. Another (not counted) indirect death occurred in Lincoln County due to a Miss Jennie Kelso interacting with a live electrical wire. A few barns and other outhouses were totally destroyed, and a dwelling occupied by Sol Bates, near Linden, was utterly demolished, several members of his family being more or less hurt and one child was killed. The Bee Spring Church was destroyed and many graves in the cemetery are the resting places of those killed that fateful day. 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 barn of Dr. Neely, representative from this county, was blown away. How often do tornadoes hit Tennessee? The three churches - the Cumberland, the Methodist and the Baptist - also the schoolhouse, were blown down and destroyed. 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. Bob White's house was blown from its foundation. The poles were broken down and splintered and the wires were left in a tangled mass. 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 Evans Mills, on Stones River, one mile north of Florence, were blown into the river and destroyed. The Weather Service has confirmed 66 tornadoes from Dec. 10 to 11 and 79 tornadoes Dec. 15. The total damage cannot be accurately stated, but it will go into the thousands of dollars in this section. Ten homes were destroyed. At this time it is impossible to ascertain the damage and loss of life to stock; no lives so far reported. The top of the house was blown off and Mrs. Cox was thrown by the wind into the garden a short distance away. 63 people lost their lives, and more than 200 were injured from a total of 12 tornadoes. Farther to the east, the homes of Mrs. Upchurch and Mr. McAdoo were damaged or destroyed northwest of Lascassas. - 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. NWS [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. This tornado is estimated to have begun southwest of Statesville, then moved east-northeast into DeKalb County, passing 2 miles south of Alexandria before ending near Smith Fork - roughly around 15 miles. Mrs. Will Adcock and her daughter are reported killed, but not verified. 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. This page was last edited on 12 March 2022, at 09:35. 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. Others are not expected to recover. Shade trees and orchards suffered greatly. Four people are known to be dead and two are missing, supposed to have been blown away as their home was demolished. Dickson was left to the right of the storm's pathway, and fortunately little damage was done here. This tornado appears to be from the same long-track supercell which tracked from the Memphis area and later produced the tornadoes in Hickman, Maury, Williamson, Rutherford, Wilson, DeKalb, Putnam, Fentress, and Scott Counties. At least 695 . Only one member of this large family escaped unhurt. From the foot of the mountain, near Wonder Cave, half way to the top, two-thirds of the large trees are down. It is reported that one man is dead, but his name cannot be ascertained. Representative M. E. Neely lost a valuable barn, as did Maj. B. Randolph, both of the Walter Hill neighborhood. Mrs. Reed was also found unconscious, but has recovered. In that general area, at least 55 were killed by tornadoes. 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. The strongest tornado traveled through Giles and Lincoln Counties. Telephone lines are a mass of wires and poles. - The house of Bush Brown, on Hurricane Creek, three miles from McEwen, was destroyed by a heavy wind last night. The most lives were lost in the Bee Spring community of Giles County. P. M. Greenwood had a small house blown away. We interviewed our tech expert, Jaime Vazquez, to learn more about accessible smart home devices. The loss in timber alone in this section was placed at $100,000. 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. Affecting particularly the Mississippi and Tennessee Valleys, it killed over 150 people, 60 of them in the U.S. state of Tennessee alone. The tornado destroyed homes on at least three farms and killed an elderly man and a child in separate homes. The cyclone struck Primm Springs, a summer resort in Hickman County, and devastated the country. W. S. McLaurine's baby were also killed. WATERTOWN, Tenn., April 30. On Lick Creek the house of Frank Hunter was badly wrecked and one member of his family blown for a short distance without serious injury. This is a list of significant tornadoes that have touched down in Maury County since 1900. April 20, 1909: A windstorm "of great cyclonic power" caused $15,000 of damage in Putnam County. After striking Nolensville, the storm moved into Rutherford County. This is only a partial report of the damage done sent in by telephone this morning. - The windstorm in this county Thursday night was probably the worst in its history. Oscar Brown, a young son, was also seriously injured. 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. Mr. Marlin was badly injured, too, but he survived, along with an infant child, a 16-year old son, and two young daughters. A. Hickerson a house barn, buggies and fences. The most terrible cyclone in the history of Giles County struck with great fury between 11 and 12 o'clock Thursday night. 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 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. Only two houses were left standing. US Dept of Commerce It traveled through the Conway Community, destroying the local public school, Lancaster explained. 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. Jack Pope's home was wrecked and he and his wife were killed. All of the buildings belong to the Fentress Coal & Coke Company. No other fatalities are reported from this town although barns and outbuildings were swept away by the fierce assault of the storm. One son, Oscar, was hit by falling timbers and considerably bruised. On account of the destitution which is reported to exist in the stricken district, Mayor Northington has issued the following statement: "Reports having reached me of the destitution occasioned by Thursday night's storm, on account of which scored of persons have lost all of their means and been rendered homeless, it becomes my duty to make the fact known in our citizens officially. That tornado appears to have begun west of Aspen Hill, passing near Aspen Hill and Conway, where the school was destroyed, between Bunker Hill and Bryson, and through Bee Spring. 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. The late-April 1909 tornado outbreak was a deadly tornado outbreak that affected much of the central and Southern United States between April 29 and May 1, 1909. His entire family was wiped out of existence. Please Contact Us. The time of this tornado appears to be incorrect as the Cookeville tornado was well documented as occurring around 1 AM, so a later time was used. 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. At Bee Springs, five members of a family were killed in one home, and seven in another family died in a nearby home. A gulch just west of the town evidently broke the force so that no serious damage has resulted. Damage: Special thanks to Sam Shamburger from the National Weather Service office in Nashville, who did extensive research on this tornado outbreak. Most of the land will have to be returned and planted. - The heaviest rainfall in years, accompanied by high winds, has fallen here since midnight last night. Until late this afternoon it has been impossible to communicate with other towns throughout the country. [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. It came from the northwest, traveling with great momentum. This would be typical of damage reports all along the storm route that night. More than 320 died in the twister barrage . National Weather Service. of those most seriously hurt: Esq. 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. It cut a huge path over a mile wide through the area. And those individuals are buried in the Bee Spring Cemetery that you see here today.. 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. SHAMBURGER (2016): Although Grazulis reported 10 deaths and 40 injuries from this major tornado, newspaper articles from the Nashville American and Williamson Herald indicated several more people were injured, killed, or eventually died from their injuries in the days after the tornado. The stock barn of Rural home Stock farm was torn to pieces, and there were many other houses, barns, and outhouses destroyed. Robert Barnes and wife, near Fayetteville. Thousands of dollars worth of property completely ruined. Damage: The houses damaged were all unoccupied, except the one destroyed. Damage: This massive tornado then passed into Lincoln County through the northern suburbs of Fayetteville before lifting northeast of Fayetteville. Four people are known to be dead and two are missing, supposed to have been blown away as their home was demolished. The Tri-State Tornado occurred on March 18, 1925. April 29, 1909 Tornado Outbreak. Grazulis and some newspapers reported 4 deaths in Franklin County from Owl Hollow to Decherd, but newspaper articles indicate at least 2 more people died from their injuries several weeks later after the tornado, with other people still in critical condition. At Cross Roads, Scott County, it demolished the home of Henry Reed, debris falling upon him and crushing his skull. Multiple locations were found. 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. 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. 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. The cyclone struck Primm Springs, a summer resort in Hickman County, and devastated the country. Mr. Brinkley's house was carried from its foundations, as was a newly completed house of J. A large number of cattle and hogs were killed and telephonic communication south of the town has been entirely cut off. Others moved to towns like Elkton, which is the closest incorporated town to the area, Lancaster said. SHAMBURGER (2016): Based on the narrative by Grazulis and the reports in the Nashville American, the path of this tornado was adjusted to begin on the Humphreys County border around 9 miles west of Dickson, pass between Tennessee City and Dickson, go through Charlotte, and end between Charlotte and Bellsburg. The writer went across the country to Sulphur Fork, following it up, and through Charlotte, on the west side of town. The town of Statesville, six miles from here, was struck last night by a tornado. Web. References National Weather Service. Prof. J. M. Coulson's residence destroyed and a number of other buildings greatly damaged. Many Lives and Much Property Lost in Giles County. FROM THE PULASKI CITIZEN NEWSPAPER ARTICLE ON MAY 6, 1909 "FIFTY HOUSES WRECKED. 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. Homes were destroyed in Marion, Arkansas, resulting in five deaths in Arkansas. 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. 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. 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. FROM THE NASHVILLE AMERICAN, MAY 2 1909, PAGE 5, "PERRY COUNTY": LINDEN, Tenn., May 1. F. H. Hickerson, in the mercantile business, suffered quite a loss. 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. It is impossible to estimate the property loss, probably not less than a hundred thousand dollars. W. C. Greer lost his large barn and two mail hacks. 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. Their household effects are destroyed. Please try another search. Large trees were torn and twisted from the roots, and in some places scarcely a tree was left uninjured in a whole forest. W. S. McLaurine's baby were also killed. 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. 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. Tornado destroyed up to nine homes and hit buildings in. A number of houses have been damaged by falling timber, one or two thrown off the foundations and one large two-story building completely demolished. One of the heaviest and hardest rains followed by a hail storm; hundreds of trees blown down and nearly all orchards ruined. Based on all of this information, the path start and end points were adjusted, path length increased to 30 miles, and path width increased to one mile. 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. 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. Another one of Mr. Cox's sons sustained a broken leg and his wife is badly hurt. The large marble shaft erected to the memory of the Collier family, and in the private ground, was thrown to the ground. The damage in town is slight compared with the country. Columbia, Tenn., April 20. Will McGrew's family consisted of ten. 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. John Lee's barn was blown over. Part of a larger outbreak that started a few days earlier, the unrelenting barrage of . However, for several hours a strong gale blew, and there was more or less excitement in the town throughout the night. The storm struck the county line just opposite Perryville, and traveled a northeast course, passing about five miles to the north of Linden. Two barns and one stable were wrecked, ,and his stock suffered considerably. [1] The time of the tornado was adjusted to 8 PM and the path width added as 300 yards based on the newspaper articles in the Nashville American. In addition to those killed outright many were more or less seriously injured. -92-93 Daily Journal, Stevens Point, WI. But nowhere was the loss of life greater or the destruction of property more complete than in Giles County. 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. Current Hazards. One brick home was completely demolished. The old Henry Wade residence, a two-story frame buildings, was demolished, and also several cabins on the place. 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. Mrs. Brown was seriously if not fatally injured. The several cashiers will take charge of same several cashiers will take charge of same and see to it that it is property and judiciously distributed among those who are destitute. (Bud) Hardy, Mrs. Louie Gordon, who was living with her mother, Mrs. Eliza Wilkinson, was cut and bruised about the face and arm. In Tennessee, the town of Locke was mostly destroyed by the first F3 tornado. From almost every section of Tennessee are reports of fatalities and property loss, while Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, and even Indiana and Illinois report touches of the cyclone. The missing are Mr. and Mrs. Bob Stevens, whose home was torn to pieces. Franklin, Tenn., Apr. It is impossible to obtain details, as the wires are all down. 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.
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