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. 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. 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. Current Hazards. 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. Show. RUGBY. Nashville, TN500 Weather Station RoadOld Hickory, TN 37138615-754-8500Comments? The strongest tornado confirmed so far from. 1998 - 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. | All Rights Reserved. 63 people lost their lives, and more than 200 were injured from. A damage rating of at least F2 intensity seems likely based on the newspaper descriptions. 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 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. No lives were lost, but live stock suffered greatly. It began just before midnight and had destroyed three large sections of Zephyr by the early hours of the morning. One of the heaviest and hardest rains followed by a hail storm; hundreds of trees blown down and nearly all orchards ruined. Four people are known to be dead and two are missing, supposed to have been blown away as their home was demolished. The poles were broken down and splintered and the wires were left in a tangled mass. Dr. Barger lost five of his six barns, and the merchants suffered much loss from their business houses being unroofed. Columbia, Tenn., April 20. Much of the land was washed. 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. Please try another search. Damage: The parent supercell thunderstorm continued on to produce additional tornadoes in Scott County. Ab Hays, of Nashville, who was visiting Joe Rosson's family, near Port Royal, was seriously hurt by timbers, and died this morning. 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. While it was estimated to be an F4, some reports indicate that there was more than one tornado. Mr. Parkes had a cow killed, fruit trees destroyed and barn blown down. - The house of Bush Brown, on Hurricane Creek, three miles from McEwen, was destroyed by a heavy wind last night. A number of residences were badly damaged and business houses unroofed, the rain destroying almost the entire stock of John Jewell. 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 . Two more people may have died in rural areas near Fayetteville. 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 residence of Rush Brown, four miles from town, was razed to the ground and Mrs. Brown dangerously injured by the falling of the roof. The property loss will mount into the thousands. 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. This massive tornado then passed into Lincoln County through the northern suburbs of Fayetteville before lifting northeast of Fayetteville. Ten years ago today, the most prolific tornado outbreak on record swept across the southeastern United States. 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. It is an old adage that he who gives quickly gives twice. F. H. Hickerson, in the mercantile business, suffered quite a loss. The tornado tore apart eight or nine farms and damaged or destroyed 25 buildings in Charlotte. 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. At least 695 . The Bee Spring Church was destroyed and many graves in the cemetery are the resting places of those killed that fateful day. 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. Although not specifically stated in the article, Mr. Henry Reed of Cross Roads died from his injuries per death certificate records. The Oscars will air on ABC and can be streamed on ABC.com and the ABC app as well as Hulu + Live TV, YouTube TV, AT&T TV or FuboTV. Fayetteville was not in the pathway of the cyclone, but was near it. 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. GRAZULIS: Moved NE from just over the Alabama line, crossing extreme SE Giles County to 5 miles NW of Fayetteville. GRAZULIS: Moved NE near "Sango," 8 miles ESE of Clarksville. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 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. April 29, 1909 Tornado Outbreak. The old McGavock home is wrecked. 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 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. The storm struck the county line just opposite Perryville, and traveled a northeast course, passing about five miles to the north of Linden. Another family lost five or six members of its family, as well. Some North American outbreaks affecting the U.S. may only include tornado information from the U.S. The Tri-State Tornado occurred on March 18, 1925. The Alex Mitchell family of five in Hillsboro was also reportedly all killed, but this could not be confirmed. It traveled through the Conway Community, destroying the local public school, Lancaster explained. 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. Franklin, Tenn., Apr. Spawned by the same thunderstorm that produced the Charleston tornado family. FROM THE NASHVILLE AMERICAN, May 1 1909, PAGE 4, "NOLENSVILLE SECTION": NOLENSVILLE, April 30. Several parties sustained slight injuries. 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. It next struck the farm of Judge B. C. Batts, near Sadlersville, blew down his barn, his shade trees and other valuable timber, striking next the farm of Jervy Grubbs, where it demolished his tobacco barn, fences and other buildings; then struck the farm of Tom Sanders and his residence, barns and other buildings were destroyed. Damage: 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 dwelling of Lon Dowell was unroofed, and the house of Will Hickman was blown fifty yards and caught fire and was consumed. Damage: - The windstorm in this county Thursday night was probably the worst in its history. GRAZULIS: Moved ENE from 4 miles SW of Nolensville, passing south of Smyrna, just north of Walterhill and ending near Statesville. Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. Several negro families lost their homes. Just a few rods east of the McGrew place stood the home of Bud Guffey. Ten homes were destroyed. 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. A path about 100 yards wide was swept clear of timber. All NOAA. The Evans Mills, on Stones River, one mile north of Florence, were blown into the river and destroyed. These are some notable tornadoes, tornado outbreaks, and tornado outbreak sequences that have occurred in North America. References National Weather Service. 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. Contributions may be sent direct to Mr. Young or to the Citizen and we will forward to the relief committee. Franklin, Tenn., Apr. 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. It touched down during the dead of night between 10 and 11PM. FROM THE NASHVILLE AMERICAN, MAY 2 1909, PAGE 5, "FALLING TIMBER": WILDER, Tenn., May 1. Just like the previous storm, it caused widespread property damage. The listing is U.S.-centric, with greater and more consistent information available for U.S. tornadoes. A heavy storm raged here throughout the night. The storm seems to have entered the county from the southern side, passing between this place and Tennessee City. One massive grave contains the remains of an entire family. 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 is impossible to estimate the property loss, probably not less than a hundred thousand dollars. 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. Only two houses were left standing. Rutherford County was visited last night by one of the most destructive storms of many years. It went on record as an F2 tornado. 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. Thousands of dollars worth of property completely ruined. A portion of the residence of Mrs. Alice Estes was blown away. Two of the couple's sons were blown over a 20-foot bluff and into a nearby creek. The young son of J. L. Cox, who lives on Hervey Whitfield's farm in District No.

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