At least 50 people are likely dead after a tornado hit southwestern Kentucky late Friday, according to Gov. Andy Beshear. A multitude of tornadoes spawned in the overnight hours Friday as a line of powerful storms ripped through the central US
Storms unleashed devastating tornadoes late Friday and early Saturday across parts of the central and southern US including Kentucky, where the governor says the death toll will exceed 50 after"one of the toughest nights in history."
More than 30 tornado reports have been made in at least six states -- including a more than 200-stretch from Arkansas through Kentucky that may have been hit by one violent, long-track twister, CNN meteorologists say.And in the western Illinois city of Edwardsville, part of an Amazon warehouse collapsed, killing at least two people, and rescue attempts are underway, authorities said.
— Derek Van Dam December 11, 2021 Along with multiple tornadoes, the storms produced dozens of wind and hail reports as of early Saturday. More than 340,000 homes and businesses had lost power across seven states by 7:45 a.m. ET Saturday -- including more than 137,000 in Tennessee and more than 70,000 in Kentucky, according to poweroutage.us.
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