Update on Tornado Damage

@CarolDM (203422)
Nashville, Tennessee
March 4, 2020 11:31am CST
Some of you have asked about the casualties of the recent tornadoes in Nashville. The news is still coming in. It will take days to know all that has happened. Businesses and many homes have been destroyed. Families and children were killed as well. The tornado damaged or destroyed homes, businesses, schools and churches across four counties. Tens of thousands of people and businesses remain without power Wednesday. Among the dead are at least 5 children in Putnam County. One story that got to me was an 84 and 82 y/o couple were sleeping. They slept through the tornado, did not survive and their house was destroyed. I had a friend that lived in the neighborhood above, thank goodness her house was not touched.
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• United States
4 Mar 20
It caught everyone unawares it seems. I heard about someone who was up on the top of a building in what looked like one of those things that painters use... I hope they can find those 50 or more people soon, and that a lot of them have survived.
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
4 Mar 20
Some had their phones on and got alerts, most were sleeping and caught off guard. I hope they find them too.
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• United States
4 Mar 20
@CarolDM I think that they should develop some sort of technology that alerts people even when their cellphone is not on. I know that there are weather scanners / radios, we used to have one of those, but not many people have them anymore. There should be some sort of app for wearable tech that will alert people. I think it would save a lot of lives.
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
4 Mar 20
@ScribbledAdNauseum There are alarms outside but if you are sleeping you often do not hear them. It happened at 12:30-1:am.
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• Rupert, Idaho
5 Mar 20
Wow, that is terrible....sounds so scary.
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
5 Mar 20
There were four tornadoes in all.
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
5 Mar 20
@MommyOfEli2013 They happen so fast, and are over in seconds.
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• Rupert, Idaho
5 Mar 20
@CarolDM Wow, that is not good! So sorry to hear that. I never been through one so don't know what that would be like.
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• Pamplona, Spain
4 Mar 20
Thing is I really thought that now on the Weather News they warned you of the problems that could crop up. its really sad and sorry about the casualties there has been condolonces to all their families.
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• Pamplona, Spain
5 Mar 20
@CarolDM I guess that does happen and people are so tired when they come from work they only want to eat and go to sleep.
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
5 Mar 20
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
4 Mar 20
Yes if you are not sleeping. Many survived because they had their tv's and phones on. But others went to bed not knowing of the tornadoes.
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@1creekgirl (41266)
• United States
5 Mar 20
That's so sad. Thanks for more details.
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
5 Mar 20
You are welcome. It is all over the news here.
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@TheHorse (216862)
• Walnut Creek, California
20 Apr 20
Sorry to hear about the deaths, especially of children.
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
20 Apr 20
Yes it was devastating. They are still trying to rebuild.
• Philippines
5 Mar 20
I am so sorry about this. Praying for those who perished. I'm glad you're safe though.
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
5 Mar 20
Thanks I am safe.
@May2k8 (18294)
• Indonesia
5 Mar 20
The disaster caused quite a lot of victims, why this year it became so frightening.
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
5 Mar 20
Yes the toll is up to 25 for now.
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@RebeccasFarm (89343)
• Arvada, Colorado
4 Mar 20
This is all very sad Carol. RIP
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
4 Mar 20
Yes it is.
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@marlina (154131)
• Canada
4 Mar 20
So sad for all the families involved.
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
4 Mar 20
Heartbreaking. They are still searching.
@xFiacre (12882)
• Ireland
4 Mar 20
@caroldm Utter devastation. Hard to come back from.
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
4 Mar 20
Yes indeed, this is only one of many neighborhoods. Schools demolished. Businesses.
• United States
4 Mar 20
It was terrible seeing this on the news and so sad to hear of the loss of life as well as the destruction. Your friend certainly was lucky.
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
4 Mar 20
I know and this is just one of many neighborhoods. I was relieved about my friend. Houses all around her are gone.
@JudyEv (337744)
• Rockingham, Australia
5 Mar 20
Goodness, those are some mighty strong winds.
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@LindaOHio (174933)
• United States
4 Mar 20
This is so sad. I hope they find the others unharmed.
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
4 Mar 20
I know and this is only one neighborhood.
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@ExplorewtMe (6332)
• Nairobi, Kenya
4 Mar 20
This picture is saying how scary it was.
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
4 Mar 20
This is only one neighborhood of many.
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@NJChicaa (119143)
• United States
4 Mar 20
Tornadoes are so scary
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
4 Mar 20
And deadly.
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@Nevena83 (65277)
• Serbia
4 Mar 20
Oh god, that's awful. It looks like a movie.
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
4 Mar 20
A sad movie. This is only one neighborhood.
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