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Kentucky residents impacted by deadly tornadoes will likely have to turn to a weakened Federal Emergency Management Agency to aid recovery.
The National Weather Service has confirmed that an EF4 tornado touched down in Laurel and Pulaski Counties last Friday. The threat of severe weather Tuesday has prompted evacuations for that area as well.
Kentucky firefighter Leslie Leatherman answered the call for help when a late-night tornado plowed through his Laurel County community
The National Weather Service has finished its survey of the deadly tornado that ripped through southeastern Kentucky last week.
In Louisville, storms are expected to arrive sometime between 5-8 p.m. Maps issued by NWS Louisville at 12:03 p.m. showed southwestern Kentucky, including Bowling Green, under a greater than 10% risk for tornadoes of at least EF-2 strength within 25 miles.
A couple from Laurel County in Kentucky is recovering in a local hospital after a possible EF-3 tornado tore through their home and ripped their arms off as they held each other through the storm.
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Rockets Wire on MSNRockets guard Reed Sheppard seeks support for Kentucky tornado reliefIf you’re able to donate, volunteer, or send supplies, please do,” Reed Sheppard advises following a deadly tornado outbreak in his native Kentucky.
Tornadoes that swept through parts of Kentucky Friday night killed 18 people in Kentucky and left several others critically injured. The storms that hit Kentucky came from a weather system