Country music artist Taylor Hicks, a Nashville resident and Season 5 winner of “American Idol” in 2006, told HLN that a tornado damaged … "I heard the train sound and the vibration.

No prior warning came, other than lots of lightning and a … Country music artist Taylor Hicks, a Nashville resident and Season 5 winner of "American Idol" in 2006, told HLN that a tornado damaged homes near his in the Germantown neighborhood.

Taylor Hicks, who won season 5 of "American Idol," had a life changing experience this week when a tornado passed through his neighborhood in Nashville. Taylor Hicks says he “held on for dear life” while the tornadoes were ravaging through Nashville earlier this week.

Learn more in the video above. “There’s homes leveled.

He has now opened up about the ‘traumatic e… AMERICAN Idol star Taylor Hicks has described his "near death experience" when the Tennessee tornado ravaged his home.

“This tornado seemed like it came out of nowhere,” he said. Taylor Hicks, the Season 5 winner of ‘American Idol,’ survived the blindsiding tornadoes that cost the lives of 25 people in Tennessee.

Country music artist Taylor Hicks, Season 5 winner of "American Idol" in 2006, told HLN the tornado damaged homes near where he lives in Germantown. The American Idol winner, who has called Nashville home for over 20 years, also showed the closet in his Germantown home where he sought shelter early Tuesday morning during the devastating tornado. I’m OK, but my prayers are with…” People reported that Taylor Hicks “held on for dear life,” when the tornado came through. Taylor Hicks takes NBC’s “TODAY” viewers on a tour of his tornado damaged Nashville neighborhood in an interview with NBC News correspondent Sam Brock.

Taylor Hicks is lucky to be alive after getting caught up in the tornado that tore through Nashville, Tennessee on Tuesday. "There's homes leveled. Taylor Hicks …

Taylor Hicks, who won season 5 of "American Idol," had a life changing experience this week when a tornado passed through his neighborhood in Nashville. I just got in a closet, said a prayer and held on for dear life," Hicks said. Taylor Hicks was home in Nashville watching TV when tornadoes ripped through the town this week and just detailed what it felt like going through the scary experience on his own.

During an extended hour on Tuesday’s The Tennessee Star Report with Michael Patrick Leahy – broadcast on Nashville’s Talk Radio 98.3 and 1510 WLAC weekdays from 5:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. – Leahy reported on the tornado that struck Nashville last night killing several people with more expected to be reported. On Monday night and early Tuesday morning, multiple twisters touched down across central Tennessee, leaving 24 dead and devastation across the region. People reported that Taylor Hicks “held on for dear life,” when the tornado came through.

American Idol’s Taylor Hicks Survived Nashville Tornado.

The winner of "American Idol" season 5 has opened up about how a tornado hit his home this week, revealing that the experience was “the closest anyone can get to death." On Monday night and early Tuesday morning, multiple twisters touched down across central Tennessee, leaving 24 dead and devastation across the region. Nashville, Tennessee is still recovering from last weekend’s deadly tornado, the second deadliest in the history of Tennessee, and Taylor Hicks is giving NBC’s Today Show a glimpse into his scary tornado experience. “I remember looking outside my window and […] The singer took shelter in his garage, and said he had a "spiritual" moment when he thought he was going to die.

No prior warning came, other than lots of lightning and a …