US EditionSevere weather leaves at least 27 dead, including 18 in Kentucky
- Severe storms including numerous tornadoes swept across Kentucky, Missouri, and nearby states on Friday, causing widespread damage and at least 27 deaths.
- The storms followed a system that first struck Missouri earlier on Friday, with state and local officials declaring emergencies and opening shelters ahead of the advancing severe weather.
- Kentucky experienced a devastating tornado mostly in Laurel and Pulaski Counties shortly after midnight, with drone footage showing flattened homes and overturned vehicles as search efforts continued into Saturday.
- Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said at least 14 people died in the state with the death toll expected to rise, while Missouri reported seven deaths including five in St. Louis, and local officials called the event a "mass casualty event."
- Severe storms led to widespread power outages affecting hundreds of thousands of residences and businesses in multiple states, while forecasts warned of additional dangerous weather in the southern Plains, highlighting continued threats and recovery efforts.
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Sydney Morning Herald
Tornadoes tear through US
A deadly tornado-spawning storm system has smashed multiple US states, killing multiple people.
InsideNoVA.com
Severe storms, tornadoes kill more than 25 in south-central US
Severe storms that swept through the US states of Missouri, Kentucky and Virginia left more than 25 people dead, laying waste to local communities and cutting off electricity to nearly 200,000, authorities said Saturday.
Deadly Tornado Outbreak Kills Dozens In Missouri, Kentucky
An intense tornado outbreak that swept across the Ohio Valley on Friday has left at least 27 dead and dozens more injured or missing across multiple states. U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers (R-KY) confirmed on Saturday afternoon that at least 20 people had been killed in the state and the death toll was “increasing by the hour.” “Daylight is painting a more complete, and more painful picture of the damage and loss that devastating storms have wreaked upon t…
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