Country artists across Music City are among the tens of thousands impacted by the ice storm that swept through Middle Tennessee over the weekend of Saturday, Jan. 24, and Sunday, Jan. 25. As of Thursday morning, more than 90,000 Nashville Electric Service (NES) customers remain without power, despite NES crews restoring electricity to approximately 140,000 homes and businesses.
Artists including Lauren Watkins, Meghan Patrick, Mitchell Tenpenny, Maddie & Tae’s Maddie Font, HARDY, Jessie James Decker, Drew Baldridge, Erin Kinsey, Levi Hummon, Sheryl Crow, Russell Dickerson, Maren Morris, and others have shared updates about enduring days without electricity, with many now entering their fifth day in the dark amid ongoing freezing temperatures.
On Thursday morning, Meghan Patrick revealed that temperatures inside her home had dropped to 41 degrees and that she had been advised their power may not be restored for “another week.”
“Thank God for good friends giving us a safe, warm place to stay,” she wrote. “Praying for those spending money they don’t have on hotels or riding it out.”
James Otto, known for his hit “Just Got Started Lovin’ You,” was also affected by the widespread outages and damage left behind by the storm…