The world isn’t a perfect place so unfortunately, every so often, our heavenly haven gets hit with a hard knock. From snowstorms to floods to fires, Tennessee has run the gamut. It’s our solid strength and community that gets us through, time and time again. Have you heard of any of these disasters in Nashville?
- East Nashville’s Brutal Fire in 1916
Greg Segroves / Blogspot The now gorgeous, hipster haven of East Nashville was once smoked by an epic fire. It burned 650 buildings to the ground. It ran two and a quarter miles long and two blocks wide, but caused no deaths.
- 1998’s April Downtown Tornado
Ytimg Davidson County had its deadliest tornado in 1933, but it was the 14 tornadoes that hit Middle Tennessee April of 1998 that got our attention. It caused $100 million in damage and blew out sky scraper windows, narrowing on East Nashville with a majority of the damage.
- The Epic Blizzard of 1951
MC Vanderbilt.Edu Considered the worst blizzard in Tennessee history, the temperature was minus one from January 28th to February 1st in 1951. The damage was epic, never properly calculated, and a third of the city didn’t have electricity.
- The City Reservoir Collapse of 1912
Greg Segroves / Blogspot When the South Nashville reservoir wall crumbled in November of 1912, twenty-five MILLION gallons of water washed away homes and people and city blocks.
- The Great Nashville Flood of 2010
Kaldari / Wikipedia Many of you probably remember the 100 year flood that took place in 2010. It was the biggest disaster in state history, hitting rainfall records across the state and displacing 10,000 Tennesseans. The water also caused extensive damage to historical spots (weep for the Grand Ole Opry) and caused $2 billion in private property damage.
Do you know of any other disasters in Nashville, or do you have stories to share about the events in this list? Please share your thoughts in the comments.
Greg Segroves / Blogspot
The now gorgeous, hipster haven of East Nashville was once smoked by an epic fire. It burned 650 buildings to the ground. It ran two and a quarter miles long and two blocks wide, but caused no deaths.
Ytimg
Davidson County had its deadliest tornado in 1933, but it was the 14 tornadoes that hit Middle Tennessee April of 1998 that got our attention. It caused $100 million in damage and blew out sky scraper windows, narrowing on East Nashville with a majority of the damage.
MC Vanderbilt.Edu
Considered the worst blizzard in Tennessee history, the temperature was minus one from January 28th to February 1st in 1951. The damage was epic, never properly calculated, and a third of the city didn’t have electricity.
When the South Nashville reservoir wall crumbled in November of 1912, twenty-five MILLION gallons of water washed away homes and people and city blocks.
Kaldari / Wikipedia
Many of you probably remember the 100 year flood that took place in 2010. It was the biggest disaster in state history, hitting rainfall records across the state and displacing 10,000 Tennesseans. The water also caused extensive damage to historical spots (weep for the Grand Ole Opry) and caused $2 billion in private property damage.
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