Columbia, Tenn., April 20. Will McGrew's family consisted of ten. It then completely blew away Webb & Crawford's Planning Mills and the stock house of the Cookeville Roller Mills. 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. Oscar Brown, a young son, was also seriously injured. All NOAA. 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. But nowhere was the loss of life greater or the destruction of property more complete than in Giles County. SHAMBURGER (2016): This tornado was not included in Grazulis' book Significant Tornadoes 1680-1991. - 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. Jim Cheat, a prosperous farmer near town, lost his barn, and had one very fine mule killed by the storm. There were no additional fatalities from these tornadoes. US Dept of Commerce - 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. Coming into Robertson County the storm struck the barn of Mrs. Laban Warfield on the place occupied by Mr. Duff. GRAZULIS: Moved NE from 9 miles W of Dickson to Charlotte and on to Bellsburg. The lightning flashed incessantly, and all evidences indicated that a great storm was raging in the neighboring sections. FROM THE NASHVILLE AMERICAN, MAY 2 1909, PAGE 5, "PERRY COUNTY": LINDEN, Tenn., May 1. Mrs. Will Adcock and her daughter are reported killed, but not verified. The home of Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Marlin was completely demolished. A. C. Morgan's house was blown away and Mrs. Morgan was badly injured, but not fatally, it is thought. "Storm's Dead Total 93." 10-18-1909, p. 2. WATERTOWN, Tenn., April 30. A damage rating of at least F2 intensity seems likely based on the newspaper descriptions. April 29, 1909 Tornado Outbreak. Besides the devastation mentioned, fences, timber and numerous small buildings were blown away and other damage done. The Alex Mitchell family of five in Hillsboro was also reportedly all killed, but this could not be confirmed. Following is a partia (?) The parent supercell thunderstorm continued on to produce additional tornadoes in Scott County. A portion of the residence of Mrs. Alice Estes was blown away. The listing is U.S.-centric, with greater and more consistent information available for U.S. tornadoes. SHAMBURGER (2017): The path of this tornado, which touched down just south of where the Franklin tornado occluded near Clovercroft, was estimated to begin southwest of the Trinity Methodist Church southeast of Franklin. Web. We interviewed our tech expert, Jaime Vazquez, to learn more about accessible smart home devices. Twenty-two others lost their lives that fateful night across Middle Tennessee in tornadoes that struck Montgomery, Robertson, Rutherford, Wilson, Grundy, and Fentress Counties. Among those whose homes are wrecked are Postmaster C. H. Underhill, Asa Hickerson, Mrs. Lizzie McPherson and Jim Butler. Homes were reportedly damaged or destroyed. Gibbons, of this place, was killed while eating. 1909: A tornado moves the Algood Methodist Church off its foundation. - The house of Bush Brown, on Hurricane Creek, three miles from McEwen, was destroyed by a heavy wind last night. A latter report comes in from Hillsboro, a small place northwest of here that several people had been killed, however, this is not authentic. We hear that considerable damage was done in the south part of the county, that a large amount of timber was blown down near Gatewood Ford on Clear Fork and that the Tennessee Lumber and Coal Co.'s saw mill near the mouth of Crooked Creek was demolished. The Tri-State Tornado occurred on March 18, 1925. The several cashiers will take charge of same several cashiers will take charge of same and see to it that it is property and judiciously distributed among those who are destitute. 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. If your child will play baseball or softball this spring, youll need to stock up on appropriate clothing and equipment. The horror of the storm was greatly increased especially were people were (sic) severely hurt by the darkness and torrents of rain, which followed. The Evans Mills, on Stones River, one mile north of Florence, were blown into the river and destroyed. J. M. Colston and wife, near Fayetteville. - 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 greatest damage was done in the Florence and Walter Hill sections. 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. Therefore a more accurate total of 6 deaths was used here, although the final number may have been even higher. 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. Photos of the damage in the Hillsboro (Leiper's Fork) area from the Nashville American newspaper show extreme damage, with a home wiped off the foundation and a hillside forest completely destroyed, suggesting this tornado reached F4 intensity. At Cross Roads, Scott County, it demolished the home of Henry Reed, debris falling upon him and crushing his skull. 11, had his skull fractured by falling timbers. The stock barn of Rural home Stock farm was torn to pieces, and there were many other houses, barns, and outhouses destroyed. The damage in town is slight compared with the country. The cyclone struck Rudolphtown about 8 o'clock and traveled in a northeasterly course. 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. Rutherford County was visited last night by one of the most destructive storms of many years. Ward's Mill, one of the oldest country mills in the country, was blown bodily into Stones River. Mr. Brinkley's house was carried from its foundations, as was a newly completed house of J. One of the saddest stories took place at Leiper's Fork. All of the buildings belong to the Fentress Coal & Coke Company. Four houses are blown down in Franklin. 22 others lost their lives that fateful night across Middle Tennessee in tornadoes that struck Montgomery, Robertson, Rutherford, Wilson, Grundy, and Fentress Counties. Hardest-hit areas were in and around Pulaski, Bryson and Fayetteville. Franklin, Tenn., Apr. One massive grave contains the remains of an entire family. The cyclone went from Primm's on to Centreville. 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. I call upon all persons in this community who will contribute to this object to leave contributions at either of the banks. Ab Hays, of Nashville, who was visiting Joe Rosson's family, near Port Royal, was seriously hurt by timbers, and died this morning. Just a few rods east of the McGrew place stood the home of Bud Guffey. A large oak tree was lifted bodily and blown across it, crushing in the roof. This massive tornado then passed into Lincoln County through the northern suburbs of Fayetteville before lifting northeast of Fayetteville. CYCLONE BRINGS DEATH AND DESTRUCTION Many Lives and Much Property Lost in Giles County. Some homes were reportedly destroyed in six counties further to the ENE, but tornadoes there are not confirmable. 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. 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. Houses, barns and buildings generally were blown down or else badly wrecked. Tennessee 225: Dive into the history of the Volunteer State. C. H. Underhill had a considerable loss, but it is covered by insurance. The tornado continued into Giles County where nine more people lost their lives. 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. As soon as neighbors could be informed of the disaster, they hastened to the relief of the suffering. The damage reported in the far western and northern suburbs of Fayetteville along with the $5,000 damage to the Elk Cotton Mills north of Fayetteville indicates the tornado continued for several more miles before lifting northeast of Fayetteville, not 5 miles to the northwest as Grazulis stated. GRAZULIS: Moved ENE from somewhere west of Shipps Bend to north of Clovercroft. Damage: Mrs. Berry (sic) Prosser, near Fayetteville; fatally injured. Prof. J. M. Coulson's residence destroyed and a number of other buildings greatly damaged. of those most seriously hurt: Esq. Many Lives and Much Property Lost in Giles County. Tornadoes in the United States 1950-2019 These are some notable tornadoes, tornado outbreaks, and tornado outbreak sequences that have occurred in North America . Affecting particularly the Mississippi and Tennessee Valleys, it killed over 150 people, 60 of them in the U.S. state of Tennessee alone. 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. Four houses are blown down in Franklin. In the end, this first tornado, an F3, cut a path 45-miles long through Hickman, Maury, and Williamson counties. 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. - 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. 1 could not continue on account of the wreckage of the roadways. More than 320 died in the twister barrage . A path about 100 yards wide was swept clear of timber. "November 20, 1900 Tornado Outbreak." Undated. It traveled through the Conway Community, destroying the local public school, Lancaster explained. 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. It will amount to hundreds of thousands of dollars. Damage: "April 29, 1909 Tornado Outbreak." Undated. It was the deadliest known tornado outbreak to affect Tennessee until March 21, 1952, when 64 people died statewide. - This section was visited by a cyclone last night at 11 o'clock, leaving suffering and destruction in its path. Several of the injured people who later died were plantation workers. 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. Another family lost five or six members of its family, as well. The property loss cannot be estimated. It touched down during the dead of night between 10 and 11PM. No information is available farther to the east across the extremely rural area between Decherd and Monteagle, but based on newspaper reports and damage in Franklin and Grundy Counties all lining up in a straight line, the damage in both counties was almost certainly produced by the same tornado. This tornado is estimated to have touched down in Fentress County southwest of Gatewood Ford Road just west of the Morgan County border, then moved northeast to near where the Crooked Creek and Clear Fork meet destroying a sawmill (F1), and then on into Morgan County. 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. FROM THE NASHVILLE AMERICAN, MAY 1 1909, PAGE 10, "AT WATERTOWN, TENN.". 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. Damage: GRAZULIS: Twenty-three homes were destroyed, and a hotel and depot were unroofed at Decherd. 30. 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. 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. 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. The dwelling of Lon Dowell was unroofed, and the house of Will Hickman was blown fifty yards and caught fire and was consumed. A. Hickerson a house barn, buggies and fences. 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. 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. Centreville, Tenn., April 30. Eight-year-old boy of Paulina Farris, colored, Centreville. Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. A force of men from Scott and Morgan counties under the road overseers, cleared the road on May 3rd. [4], List of North American tornadoes and tornado outbreaks, "Tornadoes, with Special Reference to Those That Have Occurred in Tennessee", "A tornado climatology of middle Tennessee (1830-2003)", "The Forgotten F5: The Lawrence County Supercell During the Middle Tennessee Tornado Outbreak of 16 April 1998", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tornado_outbreak_of_late-April_1909&oldid=1076670277, Tornado destroyed two homes about 7mi (11km) south of, Tornado transported a tank weighing 1,300. 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 cyclone struck Primm Springs, a summer resort in Hickman County, and devastated the country. [1] 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 home of Wilson Estes was also destroyed, together with the livery barn of Russell Estes, owner of Primm Springs Hotel. Thirty-six serious injuries were reported in the newspapers across both counties, with numerous other more minor injuries, so the total of 70 injuries shown by Grazulis was kept. The Elk Cotton Mill was damaged about $5,000. This is the first storm of the kind that ever visited this section, although in 1878 much timber was blown down. Mr. McNutt, wife and three children, near Fayetteville. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. 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. The creeks are out of banks and all the farm work of the spring is practically lost. The strongest tornado traveled through Giles and Lincoln Counties. - 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. This tornado appears to be the same tornado that struck Decaturville and Perryville in Decatur County, which crossed the Tennessee River before moving across central Perry County. Special thanks to Sam Shamburger from the National Weather Service office in Nashville, who did extensive research on this tornado outbreak. The house of Judge Lewis was also destroyed and several other houses damaged beyond repair. Mr. Marlin was badly injured, too, but he survived, along with an infant child, a 16-year old son, and two young daughters. Two barns and one stable were wrecked, ,and his stock suffered considerably. 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. 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. - At Statesville, seven miles from here, the storm of Thursday night destroyed the three churches and the school building. Please try another search. But for the fact that the country is hilly and in places thinly settled the destruction would have been even greater. Owing to the fact that all telephone and telegraph lines are down it is impossible to get the details of the damage wrought. 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. Between the Wilson turnpike and Nolensville Pike for a distance of seven miles and half mile wide a number of houses are destroyed. 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. Will Ross Lackey, Jr., and Esq. At least 695 . The tornado likely began in Humphreys County based on the information by Grazulis and the Nashville American. RUGBY. Wires all down everywhere and communication with the country cut off. We interviewed our tech expert, Jaime Vazquez, to learn more about accessible smart home devices. The top of the house was blown off and Mrs. Cox was thrown by the wind into the garden a short distance away. However, the party living in this was away. A family of tornadoes also affected later Hickman and Williamson Counties southwest of Nashville and later moved into Cookeville and Putnam Counties. Only one member of this large family escaped unhurt. Others moved to towns like Elkton, which is the closest incorporated town to the area, Lancaster said. 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. As it moved into Williamson County it eventually passed just south of Franklin causing 8 deaths and 11 injuries. It left 10 people dead and 40 more with serious injuries. At Rudolphtown, which lies between Port Royal and Clarksville, one man was killed whose name has not been ascertained here. The cyclone wrecked the house and killed Mrs. McGrew and six children, while Mr. McGrew, a son and a baby escaped with serious injuries. 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. Their household effects are destroyed. It is impossible to obtain details, as the wires are all down. The tornado touched down just outside of Aspen Hills, just a few miles west of here. The home of the widow Speight was also destroyed. A colored child on W. R. Anderson's farm was killed, making the fourth death so far reported. 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. This would be typical of damage reports all along the storm route that night. 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. A portion of the residence of Mrs. Alice Estes was blown away. Dickson, Tenn., Apr. On account of the destitution which is reported to exist in the stricken district, Mayor Northington has issued the following statement: "Reports having reached me of the destitution occasioned by Thursday night's storm, on account of which scored of persons have lost all of their means and been rendered homeless, it becomes my duty to make the fact known in our citizens officially. It is thought that the dead and injured list will be increased by further reports. In addition to those killed outright many were more or less seriously injured. This tornado likely continued into Logan County, Kentucky, but no information is available. Two more people may have died in rural areas near Fayetteville. Striking the residence of Prof. W. H. Hooks it blew away all of his residence except the kitchen, his stable, outbuildings and shade trees. 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. Eight-year-old boy of Paulina Farris, colored, Centreville. 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 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. 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. Two of the couple's sons were blown over a 20-foot bluff and into a nearby creek. It will amount to hundreds of thousands of dollars. One-half of the house where Attorney J. 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. - Following the trail of the storm which passed through Centreville April 9, the tornado last night between 10 and 11 o'clock was one of the most appalling that has visited this section probably in half a century. That tornado alone caused an estimated $100 million in damage and the loss of 33 lives, which was only a fraction of the total damage caused by the Super Outbreak. The deadliest tornado outbreak ever in Middle Tennessee, and one of the worst tornado outbreaks in the history of the United States, struck the region from the evening hours on April 29, 1909, through the night and into the next day on April 30, 1909. 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. 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. However, descriptions of the damage appear to warrant at least an F2 rating, which was used here. 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. - The heaviest rainfall in years, accompanied by high winds, has fallen here since midnight last night. A large oak tree was lifted bodily and blown across it, crushing in the roof. It eventually passed just south of Franklin causing eight deaths and eleven injuries. Many of the inhabitants here moved to Bryson, a few miles away, and that community grew a little bit larger. About 75 homes were damaged or destroyed at Centerville, and losses totaled over $100,000. Questions? A thorough reading of the Nashville American, Nashville Tennessean, and Pulaski Citizen newspaper articles for several days after the tornado outbreak indicates 22 deaths occurred in Giles County and 9 deaths occurred in Lincoln County, for a total of 31 deaths from this tornado. This is only a partial report of the damage done sent in by telephone this morning. 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. Mail service over Route No. 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 Bee Springs, five members of a family were killed in one home, and seven in another family died in a nearby home. The storm struck the county line just opposite Perryville, and traveled a northeast course, passing about five miles to the north of Linden. Besides the loss of property, which is now estimated at $100,000, seven known dead are reported, and injured. Thousands of dollars worth of property completely ruined. Mrs. Speight, one mile from Charlotte, suffered a severe loss. The storm seems to have entered the county from the southern side, passing between this place and Tennessee City. As the storm moved eastward, it cut a path into the Southall community, causing major damage and dealing additional death blows. Columbia, Tenn., April 20. 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. J. Ten years ago today, the most prolific tornado outbreak on record swept across the southeastern United States. John Lee's barn was blown over. Damage: Representative M. E. Neely lost a valuable barn, as did Maj. B. Randolph, both of the Walter Hill neighborhood. The loss in timber alone in this section was placed at $100,000. Nashville, TN500 Weather Station RoadOld Hickory, TN 37138615-754-8500Comments? Tornado caused $60,000 in damage at Sidney. FROM THE NASHVILLE AMERICAN, MAY 4 1909, PAGE 5, "HEAVY DAMAGE AT CHARLOTTE": CHARLOTTE, Tenn., May 3. Fayetteville, Tenn., April 30. Only two houses were left standing. Tornado destroyed six homes at Moreland. Bud Guffey, his wife, and two chidlren. April 20, 1909: A windstorm "of great cyclonic power" caused $15,000 of damage in Putnam County. Robert Barnes and wife, near Fayetteville. All missing people in Kentucky have been accounted for, Gov. Homes were "obliterated" at "Bee Springs" and near "Millville." One hundred trees were blown across the Rugby Pike, delaying the mails that day, for it was next to impossible to get through. The old Henry Wade residence, a two-story frame buildings, was demolished, and also several cabins on the place. Trees were twisted in two and hurled great distances. Sorry, the location you searched for was not found. Telephone wires are down and roads are in bad conditions. The storm extended over many states inflicting damage on widely scattered communities from the Great Lakes to the Gulf. And those individuals are buried in the Bee Spring Cemetery that you see here today.. The cyclone wrecked the house and killed Mrs. McGrew and six children, while Mr. McGrew, a son and a baby escaped with serious injuries. The deadliest tornado touched down just south of the Tennessee-Mississippi state line in Desoto County and tracked east-northeast for about 125 miles (201km) across Shelby, Fayette, Hardeman, Chester, Henderson and Decatur Counties. The deadliest January tornadoes on record. Andy Beshear said Saturday. 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. 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.

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