Tornado Rips Through Homes in Laurel County
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WLKY on MSN911 calls released from tornado that tore through KentuckyWe are hearing 911 calls during Friday's severe weather in Kentucky. Dispatchers answered more than 600 calls during the storms and tornadoes. A deadly tornado tore through communities in Laurel County, leveling homes in its path. That tornado, which was confirmed to be an EF-4, claimed 19 lives. Seventeen of those deaths were in Laurel County.
At least 19 people have died from tornadoes in Kentucky, Gov. Andy Beshear said as of May 18. Earlier that day, London Mayor Randall Weddle said 23 people had died in Laurel County alone ...
A Kentucky woman is reunited with her wedding dress following a tornado. The woman's neighbor described the moment she discovered the gown and her mission to find the owner using a lost and found Facebook page.
LEX 18 has been following the recovery of a couple in their 60s who each lost an arm as they held each other through the storm.
Heavy damage from the storm was reported in Pulaski and Laurel counties in southeastern Kentucky ... shelters for victims. A tornado reportedly tore across Laurel County just before midnight ...
The move would help get federal assistance moving into Kentucky to help people who saw damage to their homes after deadly tornadoes and severe weather last week. There have been reports of FEMA being on the ground, so WBIR 10News spoke with some people who live in the area.
One week after a deadly EF-4 tornado hit Russell, Pulaski, and Laurel counties, the National Weather Service has updated the storm’s path.
From Friday at 11:30 p.m. to Saturday at 9 a.m., the London-Laurel 911 center received over 600 calls for help as a tornado barreled through the area.