Downtown Nashville tornado: Severe weather hits Music City

A video taken from 5th & Main in East Nashville shows the storm system that swept through the area early Tuesday morning. (Submitted by Brian Bates)

The powerful and deadly storm moving through Middle Tennessee spawned a tornado that touched down in Nashville in the early morning hours Tuesday morning, cutting a swath of destruction that stretched through the city for miles.

The extent of the storm's physical damage was jarring - even before the sun rose Tuesday morning - and forecasters said more storms could be on the way.

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