Kentucky was hardest hit as a devastating tornado damaged hundreds of homes, tossed vehicles and left many homeless. At least 19 people were killed.
Kentucky was hardest hit as a devastating tornado damaged hundreds of homes, tossed vehicles and left many homeless. At least 19 people were killed.
LONDON, Ky. Residents in Kentucky and Missouri sifted through damage in tornado-stricken neighborhoods and remained on edge Sunday for more severe weather ahead after storms swept through parts of the Midwest and South, killing more than two dozen people.
Kentucky was hardest hit as a devastating tornado damaged hundreds of homes, tossed vehicles and left many homeless. At least 19 people were killed, most of them in southeastern Laurel County.
The National Weather Service predicted a fresh “multi-day” mix of dangerous weather across the nation’s midsection starting Sunday with heavy rains, thunderstorms and possibly more tornadoes. Severe storms were possible for Kentucky on Monday and even more so on Tuesday, the weather service said.
Jeff Wyatt’s home of 17 years was destroyed along with much of his neighborhood in London, Kentucky. Wyatt, his wife and two of their children barely made it to safety in a hallway while the roof and family room were ripped away. On Sunday, the family returned to collect photos, baby blankets and other keepsakes.
“It happened so fast,” said Wyatt, 54. “If we would have been there 10 seconds longer, we would have been gone with the family room.
