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This massive tornado then passed into Lincoln County through the northern suburbs of Fayetteville before lifting northeast of Fayetteville. This large outbreak of tornadoes included an EF3 tornado that caused significant damage to homes, business, schools and infrastructure in Jacksboro, Texas. Wires all down everywhere and communication with the country cut off. At Cross Roads, Scott County, it demolished the home of Henry Reed, debris falling upon him and crushing his skull. A total of 22 people were killed in that area (Giles County), and seven near "Millville" (Lincoln County). NWS It will amount to hundreds of thousands of dollars. A latter report comes in from Hillsboro, a small place northwest of here that several people had been killed, however, this is not authentic. However, the party living in this was away. The storm seems to have entered the county from the southern side, passing between this place and Tennessee City. It is seldom our mountain country has such a cyclone. From there, it crossed over to Columbia Avenue, where it completely wrecked everything along both sides of the pike, from Winstead Hill to the area just adjacent to Battle Ground Academy. Coming as it did near midnight, when the people generally were asleep, many barely escaped in their night clothes. It went on record as an F2 tornado. The home of Mrs. Ward escaped any serious damage. All NOAA, (The following newspaper article was transcribed from The Pulaski Citizen of May 6, 1909.). On March 21-22, there were 108 tornadoes that impacted several states most focused across Texas, Oklahoma, Mississippi and Alabama. Three other tornadoes killed four people in the Memphis coverage area, including in St. Francis and Lee Counties in Arkansas and Haywood County in Tennessee. Miss Jennie Kelso, Fayetteville; killed by live electric light wire. 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 WILLIAMSON HERALD NEWSPAPER: The second tornado that night struck at 11:15 p.m. about four miles southwest of Nolensville. 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. 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. A large oak tree was lifted bodily and blown across it, crushing in the roof. The tornado likely began in Humphreys County based on the information by Grazulis and the Nashville American. The writer went across the country to Sulphur Fork, following it up, and through Charlotte, on the west side of town. One massive grave contains the remains of an entire family. Questions? Prof. J. M. Coulson's residence destroyed and a number of other buildings greatly damaged. 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. 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. 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. P. M. Greenwood had a small house blown away. The most terrible cyclone in the history of Giles County struck with great fury between 11 and 12 o'clock Thursday night. The most notable result was the destruction of the Web & Crawford Planing Mill. This list does not include F0 events. It is impossible to obtain details, as the wires are all down. Damage: A New Life Of The Author, By Mr. Mallet|Francis Bacon, Personality Dynamics: A Biosocial Approach|G. 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. 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. A portion of the residence of Mrs. Alice Estes was blown away. Centreville, Tenn., April 30. Tornado Outbreak of April 29, 1909 (The following newspaper article was transcribed from The Pulaski Citizen of May 6, 1909.) Most of the land will have to be returned and planted. 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. Several of the injured people who later died were plantation workers. The deadliest January tornadoes on record. The timber for 250 yards wide in the path of this tornado is down for many miles. Damage: All of the buildings belong to the Fentress Coal & Coke Company. NWS Mrs. Brown was seriously if not fatally injured. Some North American outbreaks affecting the U.S. may only include tornado information from the U.S. The old McGavock home is wrecked. Twenty-two others lost their lives that fateful night across Middle Tennessee in tornadoes that struck Montgomery, Robertson, Rutherford, Wilson, Grundy, and Fentress Counties. The F-scale rating, location and path width are estimated from the reported damage. Among those whose homes are wrecked are Postmaster C. H. Underhill, Asa Hickerson, Mrs. Lizzie McPherson and Jim Butler. Much of the land was washed. FROM THE NASHVILLE AMERICAN, MAY 1 1909, PAGE 2, "OVER FIFTY HOUSES WRECKED. Mail service over Route No. Others moved to towns like Elkton, which is the closest incorporated town to the area, Lancaster said. Reports from farmers are that crops will have to be planted over again. The storm seems to have entered the county from the southern side, passing between this place and Tennessee City. Gibbons, of this place, was killed while eating. At least 695 . Franklin, Tenn., Apr. Nashville, TN500 Weather Station RoadOld Hickory, TN 37138615-754-8500Comments? Several negro families lost their homes. Following is a partia (?) In its track, which was about half a mile in width, practically all timber was uprooted or twisted to the earth. FROM THE PULASKI CITIZEN NEWSPAPER ARTICLE ON MAY 6, 1909: Centreville, Tenn., April 30. Eight-year-old boy of Paulina Farris, colored, Centreville. Two barns and one stable were wrecked, ,and his stock suffered considerably. Nashville, TN500 Weather Station RoadOld Hickory, TN 37138615-754-8500Comments? 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 1 1909, PAGE 12, "ON THE MOUNTAIN": MONTEAGLE, Tenn., April 30 - Much damage was done in this section by the storm of last night. The cyclone of the night of April 29th or morning of April 30th, did great damage near Rugby. Bob White's house was blown from its foundation. Mr. McNutt, wife and three children, near Fayetteville. BEE SPRING, Tenn. (WKRN) On April 29th and 30th in 1909, Middle Tennessee suffered its deadliest tornado outbreak in history. His entire family was wiped out of existence. North of Memphis, Tennessee, two F3 tornadoes killed a total of 22 from Crittenden County, Arkansas, to Carroll County, Tennessee. Jack Pope's home was wrecked and he and his wife were killed. And then coming through Bee Spring destroying homes and families and a local church here by the cemetery.. 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. Robert Barnes and wife, near Fayetteville. 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 large number of cattle and hogs were killed and telephonic communication south of the town has been entirely cut off. 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. The tornado touched down just outside of Aspen Hills, just a few miles west of here. Representative M. E. Neely lost a valuable barn, as did Maj. B. Randolph, both of the Walter Hill neighborhood. So one family that lived here in Bee Spring near the cemetery lost seven members of the family including the mother and six children. 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. 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. And the tornado also injured 70 people as it traveled through the county, Lancaster said. 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. This week marks a decade since the "Super Outbreak" of tornadoes April 25-28, 2011, an unprecedented swarm of tornadoes that tore through the South. A large oak tree was lifted bodily and blown across it, crushing in the roof. There were no additional fatalities from these tornadoes. The second highest number of fatalities occurred from an F-3 tornado with winds of 158 miles per hour or higher that ravaged Hickman and Williamson counties. The property loss will mount into the thousands. The property loss cannot be estimated. Almost every dwelling was rendered unsafe. The young son of J. L. Cox, who lives on Hervey Whitfield's farm in District No. The house of Mr. Harvey, near town, was turned bottom side up without serious injury to the occupants. W. S. McLaurine's baby were also killed. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 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 At Bee Springs, five members of a family were killed in one home, and seven in another family died in a nearby home. Owing to the fact that all telephone and telegraph lines are down it is impossible to get the details of the damage wrought. Dr. Barger lost five of his six barns, and the merchants suffered much loss from their business houses being unroofed. 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. 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. The storm extended over many states inflicting damage on widely scattered communities from the Great Lakes to the Gulf. The home of the widow Speight was also destroyed. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. 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. 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. 22 others lost their lives that fateful night across Middle Tennessee in tornadoes that struck Montgomery, Robertson, Rutherford, Wilson, Grundy, and Fentress Counties. 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. Dickson, Tenn., Apr. Damage: Damage: And those individuals are buried in the Bee Spring Cemetery that you see here today.. 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. 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. F. H. Hickerson, in the mercantile business, suffered quite a loss. The strongest tornado confirmed so far from. - 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. Result of the Work of the Storm in Dickson County": DICKSON, Tenn., April 30. National Weather Service. One of the heaviest and hardest rains followed by a hail storm; hundreds of trees blown down and nearly all orchards ruined. 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. It began just before midnight and had destroyed three large sections of Zephyr by the early hours of the morning. Will McGrew's family consisted of ten. The total damage cannot be accurately stated, but it will go into the thousands of dollars in this section. 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. But several hundred dollars will be needed for relief work and the more fortunate should respond liberally. In addition, Grazulis did not include the part of this tornado's path in northwest Robertson County near Sadlersville, which was included here along with the reported one injury. SHAMBURGER (2016): Based on the reports in the Nashville American, the number of deaths and injuries cited by Grazulis is too low, and the reported 4 deaths and 50 injuries in Montgomery County were used here. The cyclone struck Rudolphtown about 8 o'clock and traveled in a northeasterly course. The Tri-State Tornado occurred on March 18, 1925. However, descriptions of the damage appear to warrant at least an F2 rating, which was used here. - 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. When the tornado outbreak was over, at least 62 people had been killed across Middle Tennessee, and over 200 more were left injured. RUGBY. Spawned by the same thunderstorm that produced the Charleston tornado family. Homes were "obliterated" at "Bee Springs" and near "Millville." Houses, barns and buildings generally were blown down or else badly wrecked. The lightning flashed incessantly, and all evidences indicated that a great storm was raging in the neighboring sections. One brick home was completely demolished. These pictures show the damage in Centerville in Hickman County where there were nine deaths and 32 injuries. Ab Lane lost his barn and two mules. We interviewed our tech expert, Jaime Vazquez, to learn more about accessible smart home devices. The cyclone struck Primm Springs, a summer resort in Hickman County, and devastated the country. Historian John Lancaster with the Giles County Historical Society recalled that fateful night. Please try another search. All NOAA. 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. One-half of the house where Attorney J. Fayetteville, Tenn., April 30. 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. Thousands of dollars worth of property completely ruined. 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. The loss in timber alone in this section was placed at $100,000. This massive tornado then passed into Lincoln County where much of Millville, Cyruston, Clardyville, and Harms were damaged or destroyed. 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. 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. 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 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 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. 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. Affecting particularly the Mississippi and Tennessee Valleys, it killed over 150 people, 60 of them in the U.S. state of Tennessee alone. Please try another search. One son, Oscar, was hit by falling timbers and considerably bruised. Two of the couple's sons were blown over a 20-foot bluff and into a nearby creek. The tornado destroyed homes on at least three farms and killed an elderly man and a child in separate homes. A. C. Morgan's house was blown away and Mrs. Morgan was badly injured, but not fatally, it is thought. A. Hickerson a house barn, buggies and fences. Between the Wilson turnpike and Nolensville Pike for a distance of seven miles and half mile wide a number of houses are destroyed. 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. 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. 1909: A tornado moves the Algood Methodist Church off its foundation. The path length was extended from Grazulis' 15 miles to 20 miles and path width added as 1/4 mile based on the information in the Nashville American, along with the time being adjusted to 8 PM from 830 PM. 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 Bee Spring Church was destroyed and many graves in the cemetery are the resting places of those killed that fateful day. Mrs. Will Adcock and her daughter are reported killed, but not verified. During the late afternoon and the overnight hours of April 29, 1909, numerous strong to violent tornadoes affected the areas of northern Alabama, eastern Arkansas, southern Illinois, northern Mississippi, southeastern Missouri, and western Tennessee (the NWS Memphis, Tennessee, coverage area). Six people were killed in Hickman County, along a track through Shipps Bend, Centerville, and Little Tot. 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 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. 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. Fayetteville was not in the pathway of the cyclone, but was near it. A large warehouse and storehouse were wrecked. In town here a number of window panes were broken. of those most seriously hurt: Esq. 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. FROM THE NASHVILLE AMERICAN, MAY 1 1909, PAGE 10, FROM M'EWEN: M'EWEN, Tenn., April 30. After striking Nolensville, the storm moved into Rutherford County. 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. The cyclone went from Primm's on to Centreville. 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. Mrs. Will Adcock and her daughter are reported killed, but not verified. Tornado destroyed six homes at Moreland. Mrs. Berry (sic) Prosser, near Fayetteville; fatally injured. 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. Trees were twisted in two and hurled great distances. Four-year-old child of Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Thompson, Totty's Bend. Photos of the damage in the Hillsboro (Leiper's Fork) area from the Nashville American newspaper show extreme damage, with a home wiped off the foundation and a hillside forest completely destroyed, suggesting this tornado reached F4 intensity. 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. GRAZULIS: Moved NE from just over the Alabama line, crossing extreme SE Giles County to 5 miles NW of Fayetteville. 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. But for the fact that the country is hilly and in places thinly settled the destruction would have been even greater. More than 320 died in the twister barrage . 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. Great injury was done forests. As soon as neighbors could be informed of the disaster, they hastened to the relief of the suffering. - This section was visited by a cyclone last night at 11 o'clock, leaving suffering and destruction in its path. FROM THE NASHVILLE AMERICAN, MAY 2 1909, PAGE 5, "FALLING TIMBER": WILDER, Tenn., May 1. Many Lives and Much Property Lost in Giles County. 63 people lost their lives, and more than 200 were injured from. 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Will Ross Lackey, Jr., and Esq. 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 proceeded over across the Lewisburg Pike area, out Murfreesboro Road, and by 11 p.m. struck for a final time, near Clovercroft. Therefore a more accurate total of 6 deaths was used here, although the final number may have been even higher. A number of residences were badly damaged and business houses unroofed, the rain destroying almost the entire stock of John Jewell.