Editor’s note: This story will be updated as more news becomes available.
As the country music community woke up on Tuesday morning (March 3), they started their day with the devastating news that several tornadoes touched down overnight near and in downtown Nashville.
And their thoughts and prayers started rolling in on social media.
My heart, thoughts and prayers go out to everyone in the Nashville area affected by the tornado last night. Even if the tornado didn’t hit our personal space, we are all affected because we are Nashvillians. My heart… https://t.co/S6dpfGfgg1
— Reba (@reba) March 3, 2020
Oh nashville. very sad morning. how do we start to help? point me in the right direction and let’s start helping and healing.
— Kelsea Ballerini (@KelseaBallerini) March 3, 2020
east nashville
— Dan + Shay (@DanAndShay) March 3, 2020
We are ok. I’m in New York and Maren and our house are fine, but our neighborhood is not. Places we have loved for many years don’t look like they are there any more. We are so thankful and devastated at the same time.
— Ryan Hurd (@RyanHurd) March 3, 2020
Prayers for Nashville. Tornado ripped through tonight.
— Muscadine Bloodline (@MuscadineBLine) March 3, 2020
And Carrie Underwood, who was in New York doing interviews for her new book, told NBC, “I’m texting people I know. Mike said he had to go upstairs at 2am and grab the boys to take them down to a little safe room in our house. I bet everybody was crying.”
The Nashville Metro Police have reported that so far, there have been several deaths and that 40 buildings have collapsed around the city, with the East Nashville and Germantown neighborhoods being hit the hardest.
The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee has set up a donations page for anyone who wants to help Nashville get through the days ahead and the rebuilding efforts to come.