Today at Hilton Head, S.C., a conference begins to train people concerning how to help fellow citizens when emergencies occur in a particular area. Certainly, Hartselle and surrounding areas have endured many of these frightening changes in the weather during their entire existence as settled communities.

May 1, 1909--It is reported here that the two children of Tom Stover injured by the cyclone near Danville yesterday may not recover.

May 3, 1909–Full details of the havoc of the cyclone that passed over the Danville community are obtainable this morning, given by an eyewitness to the destruction. Dr. R. L. Penn (father of the late English teacher at MCHS, Miss Lizzie Reed Penn), who was summoned to the scene, gives the following information: Homes demolished are those of Rube Puckett, Bob Stephenson, E. Stephenson, John Tomlinson, J. E. Stephenson, and Tom Stover. Later information has it that the fine country home of Jake Alexander, together with all out-houses, were also demolished. The old Squire Hill residence, near Jessiton, was converted into an emergency hospital. Mr. White was killed while attempting to run out of the Stover house. He was caught by a falling chimney and instantly killed. Some 15 or 20 minutes after the storm, small bits of leaves were showered all over Hartselle, and parties who realized that there had been a cyclone, began to telephone and learned that it was near Danville. The body of Mr. White was interred today at Danville, the W.O.W. lodges of Hartselle and Danville officiating.

May 5, 1931–Residents of south Morgan County were able to describe the effects of having felt the shock of an earthquake after being awakened this morning with noise of rattling dishes, cracking chimneys, and a low rumbling sound accompanying a disturbance lasting from 30 seconds to 3 minutes.

March 22, 1952--A tornado ripped across Morgan County today. Four were killed in the wake of this violent storm. The Hartselle armory is the county Red Cross relief headquarters for those who need emergency assistance of all kinds. Many, however, are untrained when it comes to providing the most immediately required types of aid.

 March 24, 1952—Surviving victims of last weekend’s tornado in northeast and southwest Morgan County were interviewed by Red Cross volunteers at the Hartselle armory today. Four were killed, 34 were injured. Hartselle Mayor John Burleson is taking the leading part in the tornado rescue work. He expressed the belief that more dead may be found in the Winton community. Mayor Burleson said that most of the homeless had found shelter with friends who escaped the storm.

The terrific force of the tornado, which came out of the southwest, could be plainly seen by the damage it left in its wake. Houses were broken as if into kindling, and scattered over areas of 100 yards or more. Telephone poles were blown akilter and giant trees were snapped off at the trunks. The storm narrowly missed the most heavily populated areas of Hartselle and Falkville. Luckily, both cities felt little effects from the tornado winds.

Casper L. Woods, operator of a service station in Falkville, told how he had heard a “roar” and looked in the direction of Massey. “I saw a funnel-shaped black cloud moving swiftly from the Southwest,” he said.

“The cloud seemed to be twisting, and I could see trees and debris falling as they were spewed from the cloud,” Mr. Woods concluded.

In Massey, the England family was in their home when suddenly they seemed to be lifted off the ground and thrown aside. Members of the family and some friends were blown to a wooded area 100 yards away.”

Jan. 21, 1959—The worst hailstorm in the city’s history struck today.