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Today, we’ve apparently made the tough decision that redrawing our roadmap slightly is necessary, weighting local economic health over public health. Two of our key metrics are “Less Than Satisfactory.”
I’m frustrated by this decision because it suggests that the work of slowing the spread proved too difficult for us. I.e., that we chose metrics that were aspirational and proved too difficult for us to achieve, even with strict public health orders.
As best I can tell, we’re preparing as a city to accept more public health risk despite broad public acceptance of #StayHome measures for the possibility of marginal economic activity, all despite an inability to hit our earliest metrics.
How long ago was #NashvilleFlood? Long enough that it was before I had an 📱. I can’t find a single picture I took from back then.
There were so many stunning images of the devastating force of nature.
There were so many stunning images of the devastating force of nature.
I remember sandbagging at Metro Center, volunteering with @HONashville to clear out flooded homes (eerily similar to #NashvilleTornado), severely limiting water usage, and turning @walkbikenash’s #TourDeNash into a greenway cleanup event.
10 years later, we need #NashvilleStrong like we’ve never needed it before.
Getting to the other side of #COVID19 to a next normal will require each of us to find our best, offer it to those whose struggles are greater, and not lose hope of building an ever better city.
Getting to the other side of #COVID19 to a next normal will require each of us to find our best, offer it to those whose struggles are greater, and not lose hope of building an ever better city.
Here are the 6 conditions we should strive to meet before we begin relaxing Safer at Home during #COVID19.
There are important details under each of these items.
I’m currently most concerned about testing/tracing capacity, PPE availability, and informed vulnerable communities.
There are important details under each of these items.
I’m currently most concerned about testing/tracing capacity, PPE availability, and informed vulnerable communities.
As we slowly, carefully work our way back to normalcy, many things will still not be normal for awhile.
Expect:
* #PhysicalDistancing to still be in effect, meaning limits on numbers of people in buildings, elevators, etc. Dinner parties and other gatherings still on pause.
Expect:
* #PhysicalDistancing to still be in effect, meaning limits on numbers of people in buildings, elevators, etc. Dinner parties and other gatherings still on pause.
* #Masks4All guidance will still be generally applicable, so for the first time, expect to see lots of people wearing masks. 😷
* May 1 should not feel like a flood; it should feel like a trickle. Not all businesses in all areas can safely reopen.
* May 1 should not feel like a flood; it should feel like a trickle. Not all businesses in all areas can safely reopen.
Today’s #SOM57 was primarily an advisory that @JohnCooper4Nash will recommend a “sharp increase” to our property tax rate, necessitated by hundreds of millions of dollars of revenue shortfall.
FY20 was/is tough. FY21 will be tougher.
FY20 was/is tough. FY21 will be tougher.
The sudden onset and severity of #COVID19 has adjusted just about everyone’s plans for how Metro and Nashville can grow and succeed over this 4-year period.
Tucked into both @JimShulman3 and @JohnCooper4Nash’s remarks, though, were important statements about the future, which we must aspire to together.
We still must build a better city together, despite present difficulties.
We still must build a better city together, despite present difficulties.
A mural still standing with a powerful message. A dog that saved his family. Neighbors, strangers and volunteers alike coming together to help. Survivors with harrowing tales to tell. (thread) #TennesseeTornadoes #TennesseeTornado #NashvilleStrong #TennesseeStrong
In the midst of tragedy, death and destruction, here are some of the stories of those who survived — and those who rallied to help after Nashville and Middle Tennessee were devastated by a tornado. (thread) #TennesseeTornadoes #TennesseeTornado #NashvilleStrong #TennesseeStrong
Five @BasementEast employees found shelter “with seconds to spare before the roof blew off." In the aftermath, they discovered the "I Believe in Nashville" mural on the venue wall was still standing.
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So let's recap what our damage survey teams found today...
Looks like it's quite possible we have one to maybe two long-track tornadoes across Davidson, Wilson, and Smith Counties. In the coming days, we will determine if these tornado paths are actually one/two tornadoes.
Looks like it's quite possible we have one to maybe two long-track tornadoes across Davidson, Wilson, and Smith Counties. In the coming days, we will determine if these tornado paths are actually one/two tornadoes.
Damage from the individual neighborhoods we were able to survey today:
John C Tune area: EF-2 (130mph)
Germantown/North Nashville: EF-2 (125mph)
East Nashville/Five Points: EF-3 (136-140mph)
Donelson: EF-3 (160-165mph)
Mt. Juliet: EF-3 (155-160mph)
Lebanon in Smith County: EF-1
John C Tune area: EF-2 (130mph)
Germantown/North Nashville: EF-2 (125mph)
East Nashville/Five Points: EF-3 (136-140mph)
Donelson: EF-3 (160-165mph)
Mt. Juliet: EF-3 (155-160mph)
Lebanon in Smith County: EF-1
NOTE: This is NOT a tornado count!
We will work internally to determine if we can link up the damage paths of today's surveys. We hope to have the answer by the end of this week. We know we have at least one EF-3 tornado that impacted the metro area early this morning.
We will work internally to determine if we can link up the damage paths of today's surveys. We hope to have the answer by the end of this week. We know we have at least one EF-3 tornado that impacted the metro area early this morning.
