Deadly tornadoes strike Nashville, central Tennessee

By Kimberly L. Wright
Published: Mar. 3, 2020 at 4:50 AM CST
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Sumant Joshi helps to clean up rubble at the East End United Methodist Church after it was heavily damaged by storms Tuesday, March 3, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn. Joshi is a resident in the area and volunteered to help clean up.(AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
Debbie Jones, right, wipes tears as she views the damage to East End United Methodist Church after it was heavily damaged by a storm Tuesday, March 3, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn. Jones attended the church when she was a child.(AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
People look over a restaurant destroyed by storms Tuesday, March 3, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn. Tornadoes ripped across Tennessee early Tuesday, shredding buildings and killing multiple people.(AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
A man walks by buildings destroyed by storms Tuesday, March 3, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn. Tornadoes ripped across Tennessee early Tuesday.(AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
Damaged trucks sit on a sidewalk as well as the street following a deadly tornado, Tuesday, March 3, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn.(AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
A man walks through storm debris following a deadly tornado Tuesday, March 3, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn.(AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
A man looks over buildings destroyed by storms Tuesday, March 3, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn.(AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
People are reflected in a mirror of a building destroyed by storms Tuesday, March 3, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn.(AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
A man walks by The Basement East, a live music venue destroyed by storms Tuesday, March 3, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn.(AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
Tornado damage is seen from the air in the Mt. Juliet, Tenn., area on Tuesday morning.
An astonishing level of damage is seen in drone video from Nashville on Tuesday morning.(Source: WZTV/CNN)
People survey damage in the Germantown section of Nashville after a tornado ripped through.(Source: WTVF/CNN)
A car crushed by a tree sits on a street after a tornado touched down Tuesday, March 3, in Nashville, Tenn.(AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
A large and dangerous tornado was confirmed in parts of Nashville early Tuesday. The National Weather Service reports it had winds of 45 miles per hour.((Source: WSMV/CNN))
Debris scattered across an intersection Tuesday, March 3, 2020, in downtown Nashville, Tenn. The National Weather Service in Nashville confirmed a tornado touched down in the area.(Celia Darrough via AP)
A lot is littered with debris brought on by a tornado that touched down in downtown Nashville,.(Alex Carlson via AP)
The Geist restaurant brick wall collapsed in a tornado that touched down in downtown Nashville.(Alex Carlson via AP)
A tornado in Nashville left destruction in its wake.

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