SHAMBURGER (2016): Despite the complete destruction of the home in Humphreys County as reported by the Nashville American, the tornado was not included in Grazulis' book Significant Tornadoes 1600-1991. Until late this afternoon it has been impossible to communicate with other towns throughout the country. - The windstorm in this county Thursday night was probably the worst in its history. The village of Harms, five miles west of Fayetteville, was almost completely destroyed. April 29, 1909 Tornado Outbreak. Will McGrew's family consisted of ten. Ten homes were destroyed. The cyclone struck Primm Springs, a summer resort in Hickman County, and devastated the country. 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. - 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. Another (not counted) indirect death occurred in Lincoln County due to a Miss Jennie Kelso interacting with a live electrical wire. 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. FROM THE NASHVILLE AMERICAN, May 1 1909, PAGE 4, "RUTHERFORD COUNTY. 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. Bob White's house was blown from its foundation. 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. The strongest tornado traveled through Giles and Lincoln Counties. A number of residences were badly damaged and business houses unroofed, the rain destroying almost the entire stock of John Jewell. The home of Wilson Estes was also destroyed, together with the livery barn of Russell Estes, owner of Primm Springs Hotel. Some North American outbreaks affecting the U.S. may only include tornado information from the U.S. 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. SHAMBURGER (2017): Based on the Fentress County Gazette article, this damage appears to be yet another tornado produced by the same long track supercell that spawned numerous tornadoes from southeast of Memphis to Cookeville. "Death Toll in Ninety-five." 10-18-1909, p. 1. 30. 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. Homes were "obliterated" at "Bee Springs" and near "Millville." Only two houses were left standing. Others moved to towns like Elkton, which is the closest incorporated town to the area, Lancaster said. The 77 killer tornadoes recorded in the year 1909 marked an all-time yearly record for the number of killer tornadoes, a total that was only equaled in the year 1917. Owing to the fact that all telephone and telegraph lines are down it is impossible to get the details of the damage wrought. Dickson was left to the right of the storm's pathway, and fortunately little damage was done here. Besides the loss of property, which is now estimated at $100,000, seven known dead are reported, and injured. From the foot of the mountain, near Wonder Cave, half way to the top, two-thirds of the large trees are down. 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. Mrs. Speight, one mile from Charlotte, suffered a severe loss. The stock barn of Rural home Stock farm was torn to pieces, and there were many other houses, barns, and outhouses destroyed. 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. The storm extended over many states inflicting damage on widely scattered communities from the Great Lakes to the Gulf. 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. Web. When the tornado outbreak was over, at least 62 people had been killed across Middle Tennessee, and over 200 more were left injured. There were also numerous reports of livestock killed by flying debris. The Alex Mitchell family of five in Hillsboro was also reportedly all killed, but this could not be confirmed. 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. Mrs. Berry (sic) Prosser, near Fayetteville; fatally injured. The property loss cannot be estimated. Many Nolensville residents said it was the worst storm to ever strike there -- even worse than the notorious cyclone of 1900, which had cut a path only a few hundred yards wide. 6 Feb. 2021. 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. The tornado tore apart eight or nine farms and damaged or destroyed 25 buildings in Charlotte. Coming as it did near midnight, when the people generally were asleep, many barely escaped in their night clothes. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 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. Franklin, Tenn., Apr. A tornado destroyed 23 homes and damaged a depot and a hotel in Decherd. Get the Android Weather app from Google Play, 5 reported dead after severe weather in Kentucky,, Rollover crash on I-65N in Davidson County leads, Man hit, killed on Old Hickory Blvd. Besides the loss of property, which is now estimated at $100,000, seven known dead are reported, and injured. - Dickson County was swept by a terrific storm last night, and as a result more than fifty houses lay wrecked today, and the damage to property will run far up into the thousands of dollars. Most of the land will have to be returned and planted. Fayetteville was not in the pathway of the cyclone, but was near it. 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. As it moved into Williamson County it eventually passed just south of Franklin causing 8 deaths and 11 injuries. The creeks are out of banks and all the farm work of the spring is practically lost. Dickson was left to the right of the storm's pathway, and fortunately little damage was done here. The second F3 tornado flattened structures near Covington and Medina. The tornado outbreak this week featured more than 400 tornado warnings and severe thunderstorm warnings that spanned nearly two-dozen states. 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 most lives were lost in the Bee Spring community of Giles County. Reports from farmers are that crops will have to be planted over again. Many tenant houses and barns were wrecked on different places. A family of tornadoes also affected later Hickman and Williamson Counties southwest of Nashville and later moved into Cookeville and Putnam Counties. It is thought that the dead and injured list will be increased by further reports. 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. The writer went across the country to Sulphur Fork, following it up, and through Charlotte, on the west side of town. From that point, the storm moved into the Greenbrier section, where it destroyed two stores, several churches, and numerous farm houses, barns and outbuildings. Tornadoes in the United States 1950-2019 These are some notable tornadoes, tornado outbreaks, and tornado outbreak sequences that have occurred in North America . 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. 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. His daughter, who had her leg broken, crawled to hear father's aid by the light of a flash of lightning and found him dying. Sorry, the location you searched for was not found. 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. FROM THE NASHVILLE AMERICAN, MAY 1 1909, PAGE 2, section "NUMBER OF HOUSES WRECKED - Cookeville and Surrounding Territory in the Path of the Storm": COOKEVILLE, Tenn., April 30 - A storm of cyclonic effects struck this city last night about 1 o'clock. Affecting particularly the Mississippi and Tennessee Valleys, it killed over 150 people, 60 of them in the U.S. state of Tennessee alone. The desperately injured are: R. H. Thompson, a son and daughter of Mrs. Money, Hiram Prince and Prof. R. S. Ballen. "November 20, 1900 Tornado Outbreak." Undated. This was the deadliest tornado outbreak in the U.S. since May 2011, when more than 170 people were killed. 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 listing is U.S.-centric, with greater and more consistent information available for U.S. tornadoes.