--- ---  # Photos Show Luke Bryan's Mom Returning to Her Home Devastated By Hurricane Michael  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Oct 22, 2018 7:35 PM UTC  LeClaire Bryan (red shirt), mother of country music artist Luke Bryan, is comforted by James Whiddon after she becomes overwhelmed at the sight of her home after it was severely damaged by Hurricane Michael on October 19, 2018 in Mexico Beach, Florida. Hurricane Michael slammed into the Florida Panhandle on October 10, as a category 4 storm causing massive damage and claiming over 30 lives. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) LeClaire Bryan (red shirt), mother of country music artist Luke Bryan, is comforted by James Whiddon after she becomes overwhelmed at the sight of her home after it was severely damaged by Hurricane Michael on October 19, 2018 in Mexico Beach, Florida. Hurricane Michael slammed into the Florida Panhandle on October 10, as a category 4 storm causing massive damage and claiming over 30 lives. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)Scott Olson—Getty Images  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Oct 22, 2018 7:35 PM UTC Natural disasters don’t discern between the fates of celebrities and the rest of us — and the latest evidence comes from [Hurricane Michael](http://time.com/5428670/hurricane-michael-killed-20-florida/), the Category 4 storm that made landfall across parts of Florida earlier in October. Famous country singer [Luke Bryan](http://time.com/4588857/luke-bryan-heckler/)‘s mom, LeClaire Bryan, is one of the homeowners whose property was badly hit by the hurricane when it raged across the town of Mexico Beach. Photos of the aftermath, posted over the weekend, show Bryan assessing the damage to her home inside and outside; dirt is spattered all over interior walls and furniture, while outside debris and rubble is strewn across property lots sprinkled with still-standing palm trees. One photo shows a frame commemorating her son’s [first number-one](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rain%5FIs%5Fa%5FGood%5FThing) on the Billboard Country Music chart in 2010, “Rain Is a Good Thing,” broken on the floor.  A framed memento from her son's music career lays broken on the floor of the home of LeClaire Bryan, mother of country music artist Luke Bryan, after it was severely damaged by Hurricane Michael on October 19, 2018 in Mexico Beach, Florida. Scott Olson—Getty Images Hurricane Michael made landfall on Oct. 10 and has [reportedly claimed](http://time.com/5426485/hurricane-michael-florida-death-toll/) over 30 lives. Bryan, meanwhile, has been touring for his [“What Makes You Country”](https://twitter.com/bcplace/status/1050801229167648768) dates, and was recently nominated as Entertainer of the Year for the upcoming Country Music Awards, an honor he [previously won](https://hollywoodlife.com/2013/04/07/academy-of-country-music-awards-best-moments-2013-pics/) in 2013. > [](https://twitter.com/CountryMusic/status/1053319925308235777) Luke Bryan's Mother Home Hit by Hurricane Michael: Photos ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5431172/luke-bryan-mom-hurricane/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5431172/luke-bryan-mom-hurricane/"},"headline":"Photos Show Luke Bryan's Mom Returning to Her Home Devastated By Hurricane Michael","datePublished":"2018-10-22T19:35:36.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:46:13.693Z","description":"Hurricane Michael took its toll","url":"https://time.com/5431172/luke-bryan-mom-hurricane/","keywords":["Newsfeed","weather","celebrities"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdf7a386d25025e8b/69893d2afb4eace9d0897fbe/lukebryanmotherhurricanemichael.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Raisa Bruner","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdf7a386d25025e8b/69893d2afb4eace9d0897fbe/lukebryanmotherhurricanemichael.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Recovery Efforts Continue In Hurricane-Ravaged Florida Panhandle","caption":"Recovery Efforts Continue In Hurricane-Ravaged Florida Panhandle","creditText":"Scott Olson—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5431172/luke-bryan-mom-hurricane/","name":"Photos Show Luke Bryan's Mom Returning to Her Home Devastated By Hurricane Michael"}}]}] ```