Dierks Bentley's drummer, Steve Misamore, was among those who lost their home in the deadly Nashville tornado. Bentley turned to social media to share a video of Misamore alongside his wife, Carrie Ann, giving an update following the devastating loss.
"As you can see behind us, yeah, we did take a direct hit," Misamore said showing his home now destroyed behind him. "We were in Vero Beach, Florida, starting our vacation, and got the call about one in the morning from our neighbor ... that the tornado hit. We saw it on the news, flew back. As you can see, we've lost the top floor, or you could say decided to develop an open concept. A very open concept."
"So when we got here and saw everything, as you can see...it's total devastation everywhere. It's pretty overwhelming. So after a couple hours of crying..." he pauses as his wife interjects, "And it's just bricks and lumber and nails. That's all."
The couple went on to joke that maybe they'll get a new pool or jacuzzi when they rebuild, ending with a heartfelt thank you to everyone who has reached out.
"Thank you everybody for the texts and calls," Misamore added. "I'm trying to get back to those as soon as I can. Cell phone service is not very good around here."
Bentley also had a scary experience with the tornado himself. On Tuesday (March 3) he revealed he had been flying a plane through the storm that spawned the deadly tornadoes.
Around 11:30 PM on Monday night (March 2), Bentley was flying into Nashville's John C. Tune Airport on the northwest side of the city. He describes the frightening experience on social media, adding that he landed right on time.
"[Austin Stephens] and I ducked around this crazy cell and landed at John Tune airport around 11:30 last night, coming back from LA. Glad we landed when we did," Bentley says. "Wouldn’t have been so good an hour later. It was the cell that turned into the tornado. Lot of people lost their homes, including our drummer, and a lot of people in need. But no one comes together as a city like [Nashville] does."
According to The Associated Press, the tornadoes caused over 40 buildings to collapse in and around downtown Nashville leaving 24 people dead and many more homeless.
A shelter for those in need has been established at the Nashville Farmers Market located at 900 Rosa L. Parks Blvd. Those interested in helping the Nashville community can donate to The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee’s Middle Tennessee Emergency Response Fund here. Hands on Nashville, the Red Cross and other organizations are also organizing donations and volunteers.
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