It is impossible to obtain details, as the wires are all down. 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. At Bee Springs, five members of a family were killed in one home, and seven in another family died in a nearby home. The homes of Mrs. John Brown and William McAdoo were blown down, and part of the home of B. M. Peebles was blown away. The Elk Cotton Mill was damaged about $5,000. 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 strongest, an F-4 with winds 207 mph or higher traveled for 30 miles across Giles and Lincoln counties killing 31 people in all. Jack Pope's home was wrecked and he and his wife were killed. - A terrific rain and wind storm swept this county last night and many reports of widespread damage and destruction are being received. 63 people lost their lives, and more than 200 were injured from a total of 12 tornadoes. Today the people of Cookeville and Algood are applying themselves vigorously to removing the debris and repairing the damages and the fact that no one was killed dispels much of the gloom caused by the destruction of property. $150,000 damage. We interviewed our tech expert, Jaime Vazquez, to learn more about accessible smart home devices. It touched down during the dead of night between 10 and 11PM. Just like the previous storm, it caused widespread property damage. It was the deadliest known tornado outbreak to affect Tennessee until March 21, 1952, when 64 . 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. [1] 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. "November 20, 1900 Tornado Outbreak." Undated. Only one member of this large family escaped unhurt. One massive grave contains the remains of an entire family. 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. Four people are known to be dead and two are missing, supposed to have been blown away as their home was demolished. Gibbons, of this place, was killed while eating. Among the towns affected were Horn Lake, Mississippi, where about half of the fatalities were recorded, and Whitehaven, Tennessee, where the tornado damaged 30 homes. 11, had his skull fractured by falling timbers. Only one member of this large family escaped unhurt. But several hundred dollars will be needed for relief work and the more fortunate should respond liberally. A heavy storm raged here throughout the night. These tornadoes were part of an immense multi-day tornado outbreak that began in the Plains states on April 28, 1909, which continued through the Midwest, Ohio Valley, Tennessee Valley, and Lower Mississippi Valley on April 29-30 before ending in the Southeast on May 1, 1909. The timbers in front of the hotel were laid waste, some of which fell on the hotel, doing considerable damage to the building. 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. 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Another strong tornado struck Franklin County near Decherd. The dwelling of Lon Dowell was unroofed, and the house of Will Hickman was blown fifty yards and caught fire and was consumed. Many Lives and Much Property Lost in Giles County. How often do tornadoes hit Tennessee? 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. 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. 63 people lost their lives, and more than 200 were injured from. 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. Damage: A special thanks to the Nashville National Weather Service office and Lead Forecaster Sam Shamburger for his research on this tornado outbreak. 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. National Weather Service James Marshall, a young man of about 20, was blown from the bed in an upstairs room and lodged in a tree about twenty-five feet away but escaped without injury. Dive into the history of the Volunteer State. The timbers in front of the hotel were laid waste, some of which fell on the hotel, doing considerable damage to the building. 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. The cyclone of the night of April 29th or morning of April 30th, did great damage near Rugby. A. C. Morgan's house was blown away and Mrs. Morgan was badly injured, but not fatally, it is thought. And five days later, Mrs. Marlin died from her injuries at a Nashville hospital. Several other houses were blown down and a number of people injured. 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. Many historians believe it was during this phase of the storm that winds along the periphery also toppled the steeple that used to sit atop the Franklin Cumberland Presbyterian Church. All of the buildings belong to the Fentress Coal & Coke Company. RUGBY. His entire family was wiped out of existence. FROM THE NASHVILLE AMERICAN, MAY 1 1909, PAGE 10: ALGOOD, Tenn., April 30 - At this place, four miles east of Cookeville, the Southern Methodist church was demolished. The storm seems to have entered the county from the southern side, passing between this place and Tennessee City. Several of the injured people who later died were plantation workers. FROM THE NASHVILLE AMERICAN, MAY 1 1909, PAGE 10, "AT WATERTOWN, TENN.". 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. While it was estimated to be an F4, some reports indicate that there was more than one tornado. Dr. Barger lost five of his six barns, and the merchants suffered much loss from their business houses being unroofed. In its course from Rudolphtown to the Robertson County line the storm put out the eyes of several mules and other stock at Hinton, blew down the residence and stable of Joe Rosson, blew away the residence of Mrs. Ella Rosson and blew her over 100 yards. 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 home of the widow Speight was also destroyed. Show. Contributions may be sent direct to Mr. Young or to the Citizen and we will forward to the relief committee. A thorough reading of newspaper articles came up with a total of 17 deaths and 43 injuries, with 9 deaths and 32 injuries in Hickman County and 8 deaths and 11 injuries in Williamson County. 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. Reports from farmers are that crops will have to be planted over again. Four-year-old child of Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Thompson, Totty's Bend. 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. Among those whose homes are wrecked are Postmaster C. H. Underhill, Asa Hickerson, Mrs. Lizzie McPherson and Jim Butler. - 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. But nowhere was the loss of life greater or the destruction of property more complete than in Giles County. Special thanks to Sam Shamburger from the National Weather Service office in Nashville, who did extensive research on this tornado outbreak. 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. 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. It is miraculous that there was no more personal injuries, as this was the worst storm ever seen in this part of the State. A number of small barns was blown down. I call upon all persons in this community who will contribute to this object to leave contributions at either of the banks. 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. Ward's Mill, one of the oldest country mills in the country, was blown bodily into Stones River. Ab Hays, of Nashville, who was visiting Joe Rosson's family, near Port Royal, was seriously hurt by timbers, and died this morning. The property loss will mount into the thousands. Two people were killed and 20 injured in that second storm. From the foot of the mountain, near Wonder Cave, half way to the top, two-thirds of the large trees are down. Spawned by the same thunderstorm that produced the Charleston tornado family. The storm seems to have entered the county from the southern side, passing between this place and Tennessee City. 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. 11 deaths were recorded in the Missouri storm, 5 near Texas City and 29 along the Alabama-Tennessee state line. Therefore a more accurate total of 6 deaths was used here, although the final number may have been even higher. Mrs. Reed was also found unconscious, but has recovered. - The most horrible catastrophe ever known in Lincoln County was the cyclone which passed through the county last night about midnight, wrecking homes, destroying lives and injuring a large number of citizens. The home of Mrs. Ward escaped any serious damage. A gulch just west of the town evidently broke the force so that no serious damage has resulted. 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. The second largest was the Super Outbreak of April 3-4, 1974, which was credited with producing 148 tornadoes in the central and southern United States (though 4 of these were later . Therefore, the Franklin County damage (at least F2) and Grundy County damage (F1) were combined into this entry and added to the NWS Nashville tornado database. Telephone lines are a mass of wires and poles. 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. The house was completely torn to pieces. Fortunately no one was killed, but several were wounded. 6 Feb. 2021. 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.