Severe weather leaves 28 dead, including at least 19 in storm-battered Kentucky. Storms Friday afternoon tore roofs off buildings, ripped bricks off of siding and downed trees and power lines.

At least nine people were killed after a tornado hit southeastern Kentucky, while another seven died in Missouri.

Aerial images showed scenes of destruction in Laurel County, Kentucky, with entire blocks of houses reduced to splinters, and cars and pickup trucks left battered or crushed in a tornado's wake.