Columbia, Tenn., April 20. Shade trees and orchards suffered greatly. With the exception of several street lights being burned out, the damage at McEwen was slight. 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. -92-93 Daily Journal, Stevens Point, WI. It came from the northwest, traveling with great momentum. The village of Harms, five miles west of Fayetteville, was almost completely destroyed. Affecting particularly the Mississippi and Tennessee Valleys, it killed over 150 people, 60 of them in the U.S. state of Tennessee alone. 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. His mother, who was seriously injured, and a little boy were rescued with much difficulty from the ruins. Thousands of trees were downed and cattle were killed. Several of the injured people who later died were plantation workers. This would be typical of damage reports all along the storm route that night. The time of the tornado was adjusted to 8 PM and the path width added as 300 yards based on the newspaper articles in the Nashville American. Prof. J. M. Coulson's residence destroyed and a number of other buildings greatly damaged. The old McGavock home is wrecked. Rutherford County was visited last night by one of the most destructive storms of many years. All of the buildings belong to the Fentress Coal & Coke Company. The tornado proceeded over across the Lewisburg Pike area, out Murfreesboro Road, and by 11 p.m. struck for a final time, near Clovercroft. 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 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. A few barns and other outhouses were totally destroyed, and a dwelling occupied by Sol Bates, near Linden, was utterly demolished, several members of his family being more or less hurt and one child was killed. Telephone wires are down and roads are in bad conditions. FROM THE WILLIAMSON HERALD NEWSPAPER: The second tornado that night struck at 11:15 p.m. about four miles southwest of Nolensville. The half-mile wide tornado moved across the Brewster Community causing two injuries (F2), then passed just south of Rugby into Scott County. J. M. Colston and wife, near Fayetteville. The desperately injured are: R. H. Thompson, a son and daughter of Mrs. Money, Hiram Prince and Prof. R. S. Ballen. Much of the land was washed. The strongest tornado confirmed so far from. Affecting particularly the Mississippi and Tennessee Valleys, it killed over 150 people, 60 of them in the U.S. state of Tennessee alone. The parent supercell thunderstorm continued on to produce additional tornadoes in Scott County. Hardest-hit areas were in and around Pulaski, Bryson and Fayetteville. April 29, 1909 Tornado Outbreak. Following is a partia (?) 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. 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. The damage in town is slight compared with the country. Dickson was left to the right of the storm's pathway, and fortunately little damage was done here. 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). 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. 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. Bud Guffey, his wife, and two chidlren. Damage: In all there were 12 tornadoes that caused 62 fatalities in Middle Tennessee. 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. The courthouse roof was blown off. No lives were lost, but live stock suffered greatly. Andy Beshear said Saturday. - M. C. NORTHINGTON, Mayor.". 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. GRAZULIS: Moved ENE from somewhere west of Shipps Bend to north of Clovercroft. At Cross Roads, Scott County, it demolished the home of Henry Reed, debris falling upon him and crushing his skull. FROM THE PULASKI CITIZEN NEWSPAPER ARTICLE ON MAY 6, 1909 "FIFTY HOUSES WRECKED. It cut a huge path over a mile wide through the area. FROM THE NASHVILLE AMERICAN, MAY 2 1909, PAGE 4, section FOUR DEATHS IN MONTGOMERY: CLARKSVILLE, Tenn., May 1. The Sixth District schoolhouse, of Rutherford County, was blown a distance of fifteen or twenty feet and left standing without showing any visible results of great damage. Here is an opportunity in my judgement, for an exhibition of true Christian benevolence. A latter report comes in from Hillsboro, a small place northwest of here that several people had been killed, however, this is not authentic. If your child will play baseball or softball this spring, youll need to stock up on appropriate clothing and equipment. FROM THE NASHVILLE AMERICAN, MAY 1 1909, PAGE 4, section Robertson County: SPRINGFIELD, Tenn., April 30 - A "twister", or cyclone, struck Montgomery County last night at Rudolphtown and plowed its way on through Montgomery County and the Seventeenth District of Robertson County into Kentucky, leaving devastation in its wake and entailing a loss of over $50,000. Please try another search. Another (not counted) indirect death occurred in Lincoln County due to a Miss Jennie Kelso interacting with a live electrical wire. Jack Pope's home was wrecked and he and his wife were killed. Ten homes were destroyed. It touched down during the dead of night between 10 and 11PM. The Bee Spring Church was destroyed and many graves in the cemetery are the resting places of those killed that fateful day. A number of residences were badly damaged and business houses unroofed, the rain destroying almost the entire stock of John Jewell. Windows were blown from the residence of William H. Gregory, and the barn on his farm was blown down and numerous losses of a similar kind were the result. 6 Feb. 2021. At Trinity, about seven miles west of here, the damage is beyond description. 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. Eight-year-old boy of Paulina Farris, colored, Centreville. It is impossible at this time to estimate the damage. ": Dickson, Tenn., Apr. "Death Toll in Ninety-five." 10-18-1909, p. 1. 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. 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. A damage rating of at least F2 intensity seems likely based on the newspaper descriptions. 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 . The tornado passed up the Nashville and Murfreesboro turnpike, between this place and Florence, for a short distance, and for a quarter of a mile or more made a complete wreck of the telegraph and telephone lines. April 29, 1909 Tornado Outbreak. Between the Wilson turnpike and Nolensville Pike for a distance of seven miles and half mile wide a number of houses are destroyed. Damage was noted 1 mile N of Franklin. From that point, the storm moved into the Greenbrier section, where it destroyed two stores, several churches, and numerous farm houses, barns and outbuildings. The majority of the 34 deaths caused by this F4 tornado were in the residential areas of the east and south areas of the town. FROM THE NASHVILLE AMERICAN, MAY 1 1909, PAGE 12, "PERHAPS FATALLY HURT": McEWEN, Tenn., April 30. 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. Based on all of this information, the path start and end points were adjusted, path length increased to 30 miles, and path width increased to one mile. Four people are known to be dead and two are missing, supposed to have been blown away as their home was demolished. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. 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. In that general area, at least 55 were killed by tornadoes. These pictures show the damage in Centerville in Hickman County where there were 9 deaths and 32 injuries. W. S. McLaurine's baby were also killed. Another one of Mr. Cox's sons sustained a broken leg and his wife is badly hurt. While it was estimated to be an F4, some reports indicate that there was more than one tornado. The tornado tore apart eight or nine farms and damaged or destroyed 25 buildings in Charlotte. Historian John Lancaster with the Giles County Historical Society recalled that fateful night. Mr. McNutt, wife and three children, near Fayetteville. 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. Many of the inhabitants here moved to Bryson, a few miles away, and that community grew a little bit larger. 11 deaths were recorded in the Missouri storm, 5 near Texas City and 29 along the Alabama-Tennessee state line. Ed Ragland's house was blown from its foundation. Following is a partia (?) The timbers in front of the hotel were laid waste, some of which fell on the hotel, doing considerable damage to the building. Damage: 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 second highest number of fatalities occurred from an F-3 tornado with winds of 158 mph or higher that ravaged Hickman and Williamson counties. Others moved to towns like Elkton, which is the closest incorporated town to the area, Lancaster said. All missing people in Kentucky have been accounted for, Gov. At least 695 . Tornado destroyed up to nine homes and hit buildings in. Will Ross Lackey, Jr., and Esq. The cyclone struck Primm Springs, a summer resort in Hickman County, and devastated the country. At Leiper's Fork, in Williamson County, a mother and three children were killed in their home. Coming as it did near midnight, when the people generally were asleep, many barely escaped in their night clothes. Many Lives and Much Property Lost in Giles County. The young son of J. L. Cox, who lives on Hervey Whitfield's farm in District No. Several parties sustained slight injuries. All NOAA, (The following newspaper article was transcribed from The Pulaski Citizen of May 6, 1909.). Miss Jennie Kelso, Fayetteville; killed by live electric light wire. However, the party living in this was away. 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. 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. 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Just a few rods east of the McGrew place stood the home of Bud Guffey. One of the saddest stories was of two brothers who in the Hillsboro/Leipers Fork area who were blown over a 20-foot bluff and into a nearby creek, according to the Nashville American newspaper. - 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. One of the saddest stories was of two brothers in the Hillsboro/Leipers Fork area who were blown over a 20-foot bluff and into a nearby creek, according to the Nashville American newspaper. It is reported that one man is dead, but his name cannot be ascertained. Will McGrew's family consisted of ten. Large trees were torn and twisted from the roots, and in some places scarcely a tree was left uninjured in a whole forest. Many tenant houses and barns were wrecked on different places. 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. J. D. Butler's house was damaged considerably, and the Methodist Church, South, had part of the roof blown away. 63 people lost their lives, and more than 200 were injured from a total of 12 tornadoes. Franklin, Tenn., Apr. The storm seemed to reach the proportions of a tornado at a late hour of the night, sweeping from northeast to southwest, carrying down many farm buildings, but fortunately it passed through a sparsely-settled section and in about twenty minutes it completely reversed its course, turning from the northeast to the southwest, and many of the buildings were blown back in the opposite direction. The desperately injured are: R. H. Thompson, a son and daughter of Mrs. Money, Hiram Prince and Prof. R. S. Ballen. The home of Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Marlin was completely demolished. Near Cross Roads, one man was killed and two more people were severely injured (F2) before the tornado lifted somewhere northeast of that community, a distance of roughly 20 miles. Ab Lane lost his barn and two mules. Great injury was done forests. FROM THE NASHVILLE AMERICAN, MAY 4 1909, PAGE 5, "HEAVY DAMAGE AT CHARLOTTE": CHARLOTTE, Tenn., May 3. 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 most terrible cyclone in the history of Giles County struck with great fury between 11 and 12 o'clock Thursday night. M. Gilbert, 1909 Natural Disasters: 1909 Atlantic Hurricane Season, 1909 Earthquakes, Tornadoes Of 1909, Late-April 1909 Tornado Outbreak|LLC Books . 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. NUMBER EIGHT - THE ZEPHYR TORNADO - MAY 30, 1909 Tornado number 8 formed somewhere close to the town of Zephyr, in Brown County, near midnight and destroyed large parts of the town during the early morning hours, leaving little to view except vacant lots. The Elk Cotton Mill was damaged about $5,000. Damage: The F-scale rating, path length, path width, and injuries are all estimated from the reported damage in the Nashville American, indicating the tornado began near Decaturville, moved through Perryville, and ended northeast of Linden. 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. Dive into the history of the Volunteer State. Nashville, TN500 Weather Station RoadOld Hickory, TN 37138615-754-8500Comments? 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. One massive grave contains the remains of an entire family. There were also numerous reports of livestock killed by flying debris. 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. 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. The town of Statesville, six miles from here, was struck last night by a tornado. At this time it is impossible to ascertain the damage and loss of life to stock; no lives so far reported. 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 Weather Service has confirmed 66 tornadoes from Dec. 10 to 11 and 79 tornadoes Dec. 15. For about one mile north of Florence the telegraph poles were twisted off and thrown across the N., C. & St. L. Railroad, which obstructed traffic for a considerable time last night. Besides the devastation mentioned, fences, timber and numerous small buildings were blown away and other damage done. At Florence, a village about six miles from here, the large mill known as "Ward Mill", on the Stones River, was blown completely into the river. And five days later, Mrs. Marlin died from her injuries at a Nashville hospital. The house of Mr. Harvey, near town, was turned bottom side up without serious injury to the occupants. Four-year-old child of Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Thompson, Totty's Bend. The listing is U.S.-centric, with greater and more consistent information available for U.S. tornadoes. We interviewed our tech expert, Jaime Vazquez, to learn more about accessible smart home devices. 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. FROM THE NASHVILLE AMERICAN, MAY 1 1909, PAGE 2, "OVER FIFTY HOUSES WRECKED. 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. Tornado caused $60,000 in damage at Sidney. One hundred trees were blown across the Rugby Pike, delaying the mails that day, for it was next to impossible to get through. 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. At least fifty other persons sustained more or less serious injuries, and the recovery of three is doubtful. - Dickson County was swept by a terrible storm last night, and as a result more than fifty houses lay wrecked today, and the damage to property will run far into the thousands of dollars. The damage in town is slight compared with the country. Ten years ago today, the most prolific tornado outbreak on record swept across the southeastern United States. 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. The cyclone wrecked the house and killed Mrs. McGrew and six children, while Mr. McGrew, a son and a baby escaped with serious injuries. 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. Please Contact Us. Mrs. Will Adcock and her daughter are reported killed, but not verified. Others are not expected to recover. The poles were broken down and splintered and the wires were left in a tangled mass. The total damage cannot be accurately stated, but it will go into the thousands of dollars in this section. Two of the couple's sons were blown over a 20-foot bluff and into a nearby creek. Ab Hays, of Nashville, who was visiting Joe Rosson's family, near Port Royal, was seriously hurt by timbers, and died this morning. 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. J. A special thanks to the Nashville National Weather Service office and Lead Forecaster Sam Shamburger for his research on this tornado outbreak. 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. 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. Dickson, Tenn., Apr. Besides the loss of property, which is now estimated at $100,000, seven known dead are reported, and injured. Elk River is higher than ever before. 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. Their bodies were recovered the next morning at about daylight. 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. 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. The houses damaged were all unoccupied, except the one destroyed. Wires all down everywhere and communication with the country cut off. Only one member of this large family escaped unhurt. 30. It is miraculous that there was no more personal injuries, as this was the worst storm ever seen in this part of the State. The Evans Mills, on Stones River, one mile north of Florence, were blown into the river and destroyed. A latter report comes in from Hillsboro, a small place northwest of here that several people had been killed, however, this is not authentic. Two people were killed and 20 injured in that second storm. The tornado is included here with an estimated F2 intensity and 2 injuries based on the destruction of the Bush Brown home south of McEwen. John Lee's barn was blown over. The Bee Springs tornado touched down in northernmost Limestone County, Alabama, before crossing the into Lincoln and Giles Counties in Tennessee. As the storm moved eastward, it cut a path into the Southall community, causing major damage and dealing additional death blows. Will McGrew's family consisted of ten. 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. A portion of the residence of Mrs. Alice Estes was blown away. - This place was visited Thursday night about 1 o'clock by a cyclone traveling in a southeasterly direction. 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 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. 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. 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. The entire town of Statesville had severe downburst damage. Thousands of trees were downed and cattle were killed. A gulch just west of the town evidently broke the force so that no serious damage has resulted. On March 21-22, there were 108 tornadoes that impacted several states most focused across Texas, Oklahoma, Mississippi and Alabama. A colored child on W. R. Anderson's farm was killed, making the fourth death so far reported. Homes were reportedly damaged or destroyed. 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. In addition to those killed outright many were more or less seriously injured. 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. 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 description of the tornado path by Grazulis does not match the reports in the Nashville American and Williamson Herald, which indicate the tornado passed around 1 mile south of Franklin, not north as Grazulis wrote, with heavy damage in Hillsboro, Southall, on Carter's Creek Pike, between Winstead Hill and the Battleground Academy on Columbia Pike, at the Historic Carenton Plantation, and on Lewisburg Pike. 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 storm seems to have entered the county from the southern side, passing between this place and Tennessee City. Mrs. Hughes' house was torn into kindling wood, but she was not at home at the time. Web. The property loss cannot be estimated. The emergency is one which as charitable, sympathetic people, we should take prompt steps to alleviate. 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. SHAMBURGER (2016): Although Grazulis states that a downburst caused the immense damage in Statesville, the severity of the damage across southeast Wilson County into DeKalb County - with three churches demolished, numerous homes and barns unroofed, and several injuries - strongly suggests this damage was from a strong tornado. A heavy storm raged here throughout the night. 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. Nashville, TN500 Weather Station RoadOld Hickory, TN 37138615-754-8500Comments? Sorry, the location you searched for was not found. Reports from farmers are that crops will have to be planted over again. So one family that lived here in Bee Spring near the cemetery lost seven members of the family including the mother and six children. 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. Grazulis and some newspapers reported 4 deaths in Franklin County from Owl Hollow to Decherd, but newspaper articles indicate at least 2 more people died from their injuries several weeks later after the tornado, with other people still in critical condition. Jim Cheat, a prosperous farmer near town, lost his barn, and had one very fine mule killed by the storm. 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.
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