God’s Grace: Baby Swept Away In Tornado Is Found Alive

A Tennessee couple and their two children lost their home after a massive tornado blew through their community and swept off their 4-month-old baby, who was discovered alive in a nearby tree following the catastrophe.

Sydney Moore, her boyfriend, and their children were inside their Clarksville house last Saturday, Dec. 9, when an EF-3 tornado struck Montgomery County, killing six people and injuring more than two dozen more.

Moore said the tornado took up her 4-month-old infant, who survived the awful event that destroyed the couple’s mobile home and other valuables.

“Something in me just told me to run and jump on top of my son,” Moore told Nashville’s WSMV News of her efforts to protect her eldest child, a 1-year-old. “The moment I jumped on him, the walls collapsed.”

Moore recalled what happened that evening, telling the publication that her partner saw the tornado wrap their home before it was ripped to shreds and the baby’s bassinet was taken up.

“The roof came off first, the tip of the tornado came down and picked up the bassinet with our baby,” she said. “He was the first thing to go up.”

Moore claimed that her partner lunged to save the baby and was tossed out of the house with the kid, who was sleeping at the time.

“He was just holding on to the bassinet the whole time, and they went into circles,” Moore recalled.

Despite the conditions, Moore and her family were able to flee the wreckage and hunt for their child, despite their fears.

Moore and her partner discovered the baby alive in a tree that had fallen in the rain after approximately 10 minutes of searching.

“I thought he was dead,” she said. “I was pretty sure he was dead and we weren’t going to find him. But he’s here, and that’s by the grace of God.”

“I will die for my kids. That’s not even a question, and my boyfriend would do the same thing,” Moore added.

Moore and her family were left with few to no personal possessions as a result of the unfortunate tragedy, but the community allegedly rallied to support the young couple and their children by offering formula, diapers, and other necessities.

Now, over a week after the couple was hit by a tornado, the family is looking for a new place to live.

Moore’s family member has also set up a GoFundMe page to assist the family in rebuilding and purchasing vital supplies for themselves and their children.

Caitlyn Moore, Moore’s sister, stated on the GoFundMe page that Moore and her children “came out with minor cuts and bruises” after the tornado demolished their home. Moore’s partner, according to the GoFundMe page, “suffered a broken arm/shoulder.”

“This disaster has affected more than just this family, so I would like to extend my thoughts and prayers to everyone affected,” Moore’s sister added in the fundraiser’s listing.