MADISON, TENNESSEE - DECEMBER 10: In an aerial view, a mobile home park where three people perished is seen in the aftermath of a tornado on December 10, 2023 in Madison, Tennessee. Multiple long-track tornadoes were reported in northwest Tennessee on December 9th causing multiple deaths and injuries and widespread damage. (Photo by Jon Cherry/Getty Images)
A four-month-old baby is recovering from his injuries after a tornado ripped through his family home in Tennessee.
The child, named Lord, was sleeping in his bassinet when the deadly tornado ripped the roof off of their mobile home. His mother, Sydney Moore, told WSMV-TV that the winds lifted the baby’s bassinet into the air as his father grabbed it. Moore says her partner, Aramis Youngblood, recalls them spinning inside the twister.
“He was just holding on to the bassinet the whole time, and they went into circles, he said, and then they got thrown.”
Lord was “the first thing to go up,” Sydney said. The couple searched for the baby for about 10 minutes before locating him. Despite Moore thinking “he was dead,” the infant had survived and was lying inside a fallen tree as rain fell on the family. Moore says Lord is “here” by the “grace of God.”
Plenty of folks on social media seemed to agree with Sydney. After The Shade Room shared the miraculous story on Instagram, the Roomies chimed in with kind words and prayers for the family. Within 24 hours, the repost racked up nearly half a million likes and more than 16,000 comments.
1classyl8dy wrote, “They named the baby ‘Lord’ for a reason. And the ‘Lord’ was with him…amen?”
classy_sassy_imabeme wrote, “He kept that child. Held him up the entire time with angels surrounding him until his parents were able to get to him. God can do things no other can. Have faith and believe because God is real.”
@misskaybae_iv wrote, “The fact that the babies name is Lord gives me chills. And placed in a tree after being thrown? Wow, Amen”
Check out his mother’s comments below.
The tornado was equally terrifying for the couple’s one-year-old son, Princeton, as it was for their baby. When the twister first approached their home, Moore and her toddler were chilling in the trailer’s backroom. After peeping the strong winds outside, she instinctively covered her toddler with her body — likely saving his life.
“Something in me just told me to run and jump on top of my son,” Sydney told WSMV-TV. “Literally the moment I jumped on him, the walls collapsed.”
The tornado destroyed the family’s trailer, crushing Sydney and her toddler under the debris. But, the mother of two tapped into that mama bear energy and dug them out. They reportedly suffered minor injuries, including scratches and bruises.
Meanwhile, Youngblood reportedly had a dislocated collarbone, and the baby suffered a gash on his face that required medical treatment.
According to CBS News, six people died as a result of Saturday’s twister, including a 2-year-old boy and a 10-year-old boy from separate households.
