1909 tornado outbreak 1909 tornado outbreak

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. Questions? 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 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. W. S. McLaurine's baby were also killed. Mr. Parkes had a cow killed, fruit trees destroyed and barn blown down. 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. The writer went across the country to Sulphur Fork, following it up, and through Charlotte, on the west side of town. In its track, which was about half a mile in width, practically all timber was uprooted or twisted to the earth. No lives were lost, but live stock suffered greatly. 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. Between the Wilson turnpike and Nolensville Pike for a distance of seven miles and half mile wide a number of houses are destroyed. The tornado continued into Giles County where nine more people lost their lives. As soon as neighbors could be informed of the disaster, they hastened to the relief of the suffering. These are some notable tornadoes, tornado outbreaks, and tornado outbreak sequences that have occurred in North America. It was around 10:15 p.m. when the first of these tornadoes came rolling out of Hickman County into the White Oak area, just across the county line. 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. FROM THE NASHVILLE AMERICAN, MAY 4 1909, PAGE 5, "THREE CHURCHES DESTROYED": ALEXANDRIA, Tenn., May 3. The property loss cannot be estimated. Will McGrew's family consisted of ten. It touched down during the dead of night between 10 and 11as it moved into Williamson County. The tornado tore apart eight or nine farms and damaged or destroyed 25 buildings in Charlotte. And the tornado also injured 70 people as it traveled through the county, Lancaster said. At the same time and place, Mrs. Thad Reese, who was a sister of Mrs. Guffey, with her two children, lost their lives, making seven deaths at this one house. Gibbons, of this place, was killed while eating. Two of the couple's sons were blown over a 20-foot bluff and into a nearby creek. A large number of cattle and hogs were killed and telephonic communication south of the town has been entirely cut off. The deadliest January tornadoes on record. Columbia, Tenn., April 20. Dickson was left to the right of the storm's pathway, and fortunately little damage was done here. Many Lives and Much Property Lost in Giles County. The Elk Cotton Mill was damaged about $5,000. The total damage cannot be accurately stated, but it will go into the thousands of dollars in this section. 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. Track of Cyclone a Mile Wide and Vast Damage Done": MURFREESBORO, Tenn., April 30. The storm seems to have entered the county from the southern side, passing between this place and Tennessee City. WATERTOWN, Tenn., April 30. "Death Toll in Ninety-five." 10-18-1909, p. 1. 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. It is impossible to estimate the property loss, probably not less than a hundred thousand dollars. Among those whose homes are wrecked are Postmaster C. H. Underhill, Asa Hickerson, Mrs. Lizzie McPherson and Jim Butler. Affecting particularly the Mississippi and Tennessee Valleys, it killed over 150 people, 60 of them in the U.S. state of Tennessee alone. The house of Mr. Harvey, near town, was turned bottom side up without serious injury to the occupants. A horse owned by Rev. How often do tornadoes hit Tennessee? Most of the land will have to be returned and planted. Six people were killed in Hickman County, along a track through Shipps Bend, Centerville, and Little Tot. FROM THE PULASKI CITIZEN NEWSPAPER ARTICLE ON MAY 6, 1909 "FIFTY HOUSES WRECKED. After striking Nolensville, the storm moved into Rutherford County. Please select one of the following: Nashville (KOHX) Local Standard Radar (low bandwidth), Hopkinsville, KY (KHPX) Local Standard Radar (low bandwidth), Hytop, AL (KHTX) Local Standard Radar (low bandwidth), Columbus, MS (KGWX) Local Standard Radar (low bandwidth), National Radar Standard Radar (low bandwidth), Southern Mississippi Valley Local Standard Radar (low bandwidth), Central Great Lakes Local Standard Radar (low bandwidth), Southeast Local Standard Radar (low bandwidth), State of Tennessee and Middle TN Daily Climate, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Damage: Fayetteville, Tenn., April 30. FROM THE PULASKI CITIZEN NEWSPAPER ARTICLE ON MAY 6, 1909: Centreville, Tenn., April 30. Robert Barnes and wife, near Fayetteville. The most frightful wreckage and loss of life occurred in the little valley through which passes the road from Bunker Hill to Bryson, and in which were located the homes of Bud Guffey, Will McGrew, Lee Smith, J. S. Bryson and others. 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. 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. 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. The listing is U.S.-centric, with greater and more consistent information available for U.S. tornadoes. It will amount to hundreds of thousands of dollars. Fayetteville was not in the pathway of the cyclone, but was near it. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. As it moved into Williamson County it eventually passed just south of Franklin causing 8 deaths and 11 injuries. The storm struck the county line just opposite Perryville, and traveled a northeast course, passing about five miles to the north of Linden. The most frightful wreckage and loss of life occurred in the little valley through which passes the road from Bunker Hill to Bryson, and in which were located the homes of Bud Guffey, Will McGrew, Lee Smith, J. S. Bryson and others. B. Thompson lives was blown across the street and his barn turned over, but his family was not hurt. Tennessee 225: Dive into the history of the Volunteer State. A school was reportedly carried intact for two miles, touching the ground every 200-300 yards, leaving holes in the earth. The old McGavock home is wrecked. 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. But nowhere was the loss of life greater or the destruction of property more complete than in Giles County. The houses damaged were all unoccupied, except the one destroyed. 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 It came from the northwest, traveling with great momentum. Several of the injured people who later died were plantation workers. SHAMBURGER (2016): The devastating and very large Decherd tornado, which was only given a few meager words in the book Significant Tornadoes by Tom Grazulis, began somewhere west of Owl Hollow in western Franklin County, then moved east-northeast passing about 1.3 miles north of Winchester, then plowing directly through Decherd. The wind was from the southwest and first struck the west end of the city and blew down a number of houses in Bushtown, the negro part of the city. It traveled through the Conway Community, destroying the local public school, Lancaster explained. 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. The barn of William Gillam was blown down and his house twisted. 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. Another one of Mr. Cox's sons sustained a broken leg and his wife is badly hurt. The storm extended over many states inflicting damage on widely scattered communities from the Great Lakes to the Gulf. - At Statesville, seven miles from here, the storm of Thursday night destroyed the three churches and the school building. Damage: A family of tornadoes also affected later Hickman and Williamson Counties southwest of Nashville and later moved into Cookeville and Putnam Counties. One room was left of his home place, a seven-room dwelling, and it was in this room the family sought refuge. The Bee Spring community after the tornado was never quite the same and never really recovered. Besides the loss of property, which is now estimated at $100,000, seven known dead are reported, and injured. Following is a partia (?) A latter report comes in from Hillsboro, a small place northwest of here that several people had been killed, however, this is not authentic. The tornado proceeded over across the Lewisburg Pike area, out Murfreesboro Road, and by 11 p.m. struck for a final time, near Clovercroft. In addition to those killed outright many were more or less seriously injured. Web. F. H. Hickerson, in the mercantile business, suffered quite a loss. Many Lives and Much Property Lost in Giles County. It is impossible to estimate the property loss, probably not less than a hundred thousand dollars. The horror of the storm was greatly increased especially were people were (sic) severely hurt by the darkness and torrents of rain, which followed. FROM THE NASHVILLE AMERICAN, MAY 2 1909, PAGE 4, section FOUR DEATHS IN MONTGOMERY: CLARKSVILLE, Tenn., May 1. It began just before midnight and had destroyed three large sections of Zephyr by the early hours of the morning. Web. The stock barn of Rural home Stock farm was torn to pieces, and there were many other houses, barns, and outhouses destroyed. However, descriptions of the damage appear to warrant at least an F2 rating, which was used here. Two people were killed and 20 injured in that second storm. 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. At Leiper's Fork, in Williamson County, a mother and three children were killed in their home. Nashville, TN500 Weather Station RoadOld Hickory, TN 37138615-754-8500Comments? Here is an opportunity in my judgement, for an exhibition of true Christian benevolence. Tornado Outbreak of April 29, 1909 (The following newspaper article was transcribed from The Pulaski Citizen of May 6, 1909.) North of Memphis, Tennessee, two F3 tornadoes killed a total of 22 from Crittenden County, Arkansas, to Carroll County, Tennessee. The cyclone struck Primm Springs, a summer resort in Hickman County, and devastated the country. Ed Ragland's house was blown from its foundation. 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. 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. Farther to the east, the homes of Mrs. Upchurch and Mr. McAdoo were damaged or destroyed northwest of Lascassas. Please Contact Us. 6 Feb. 2021. Robert Barnes and wife, near Fayetteville. All of the buildings belong to the Fentress Coal & Coke Company. 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. Elk River is higher than ever before. Only two houses were left standing. The property loss will mount into the thousands. In town here a number of window panes were broken. Franklin, Tenn., Apr. Result of the Work of the Storm in Dickson County": DICKSON, Tenn., April 30. 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. $150,000 damage.