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How many tornadoes hit Kentucky? What we know as storm surveys continue

An EF-3 tornado tore through Russell, Pulaski, and Laurel counties, resulting in significant damage and fatalities.

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Who are the people who died in the Kentucky tornadoes? What we know about the victims

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Five days after tornadoes hit, Kentucky survivors ask: Where’s FEMA?

Kentucky leaders unite in 3rd request for disaster declaration

The National Weather Service reported the EF4 tornado traveled over 55 miles through Russell, Pulaski, and Laurel counties, staying on the ground for an hour and a half with winds reaching a peak of ...

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Donations for Kentucky tornado relief will be accepted outside Kroger Field

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Kentucky tornado victims had lived in their Laurel County home only about a year

Laurel County fire major to be laid to rest after sacrifice to protect wife from tornado

Members of the Laurel County Fire Department said his body was later found lying in a field on top of his wife, who remains in the hospital.

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More tornadoes, fewer meteorologists make for dangerous mix that’s worrying U.S. officials

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Couple loses arms holding each other during tornado

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An AP photographer catches a woman saving a family photo from the rubble after a tornado

LONDON, Ky (AP) — Carolyn Kaster started as a photographer with The Associated Press in 2002 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. She then spent more than 10 years in Washington, D.C., before moving to Cincinnati two years ago. This is what she had to say about this extraordinary photo.

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FEMA responds to deadly Kentucky tornadoes amid layoffs, looming cuts

Kentucky residents impacted by deadly tornadoes will likely have to turn to a weakened Federal Emergency Management Agency to aid recovery.

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May Tornado Outbreak Spawned EF4s In Kentucky, Illinois; Over 150 Twisters Confirmed In Midwest, South and East

A deadly severe weather outbreak spawned at least one tornado in 22 states from May 15 - 21. Among the hardest hit states were Kentucky, Missouri, Oklahoma and Wisconsin.

Beshear asks FEMA for disaster relief following tornadoes as KY braces for more storms

More severe weather is forecast to move into the commonwealth May 20, including in some of the areas hit hardest by recent tornadoes.

Kentucky tornado survivors rely on support from local community and state as governor urges feds for help

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.

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Mules bring supplies to Kentucky tornado victims cut off due to storm damage

The nonprofit Mission Mules of North Carolina is helping survivors of deadly tornadoes that devastated parts of Kentucky on Friday.

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Kentucky couple each lose an arm while clinging to each other when devastating 170 mph tornado tears them apart

The force of 170 mph winds from a cataclysmic tornado in Kentucky literally ripped a married couple apart as they clung to each other — horrifically tearing off one arm from each victim.

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KY has requested a disaster declaration for deadly tornadoes. When might it be approved?

After deadly flooding in the commonwealth last month, President Donald Trump approved a request for FEMA assistance about two weeks after the disaster.

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Path of destruction: EF-4 tornado in Kentucky crossed three counties, NWS confirms

LONDON, Ky. — The massive EF-4 tornado that killed 19 people in Kentucky last Friday tore through three counties leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. According to the National Weather Service (NWS) in Jackson, the tornado was nearly a mile wide and had peak wind speeds of 170 mph.