Storm injury is surveyed in Laurel County, Ky., after tornadoes introduced destruction to the area Friday night time.
Laurel County, Ky. Fiscal Court docket/Fb/Screenshot by NPR
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Laurel County, Ky. Fiscal Court docket/Fb/Screenshot by NPR
Highly effective storms and tornadoes tore by a number of Midwestern and Southern states in a single day Friday, leaving carnage and flattened buildings of their wake.
In Kentucky at the very least 24 folks have died. Authorities say 23 of these deaths occurred in London, Ky., within the southeastern a part of the state, with some folks nonetheless unaccounted for.
A message shortly after 8 a.m. ET from Gov. Andy Beshear known as for prayers for the affected households. However lower than an hour later, the variety of recognized deaths had already risen by 10.
Kentucky, we’re beginning in the present day with the robust information that we misplaced at the very least 14 of our folks to final night time’s storms, however sadly, this quantity is anticipated to develop as we obtain extra info. Please pray for all of our affected households.
— Governor Andy Beshear (@GovAndyBeshear) May 17, 2025
In Missouri, there are at the very least seven useless — 5 in the St. Louis area and two others in a extra rural a part of the state, south of the capital.
Responders there are nonetheless looking properties and buildings for survivors, and officers are asking folks to remain out of the impacted areas to permit crews to do their work.
In response to PowerOutage.us, the storms left practically a half million prospects with out energy in dozens of states from Missouri to Maryland.
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