Kentucky (6 states total) hit with many tornadoes overnight

[jimnyc]

I have read reports varying from 6-11 different tornadoes touched down in Kentucky last night and this morning. Reports indicate anywhere from 50-100 dead expected.

It actually went through 6 states I am reading now - and at least 30 tornadoes! And normally they aren't on the ground for long stretches but this one went over 200 miles.

It leveled a candle factory and a large portion of an Amazon warehouse.

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What we're covering here
At least 30 tornadoes were reported across six states: Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, Mississippi and Tennessee.
At least 50 people are likely dead after multiple tornadoes barreled through southwestern Kentucky late Friday. Other deaths have been reported in Arkansas and Illinois.
The potential for more severe weather continues over the weekend as the system moves east.

https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/kentucky-tornado-midwest-south-storms/index.html


A lot of social media pictures and videos of all the devastation - https://www.kentucky.com/news/state/kentucky/article256511636.html

[Hot Dogger]

It's like 1967, when a rare winter tornado outbreak killed and injured a great many across the Midwest, while the next day began the famous Blizzard of '67 in Chicago. That day, a deadly St. Louis tornado went through our side yard after destroying a neighbor's home. A neighbor kid, Leeker, spoke of his house collapsing around him, so he dove head first into the basement and when he looked up, his house was gone; he'd essentially floated down the staircase there was so much suction, he was lucky not to have been sucked into the clouds.

The tornado then came across our side yard removing big trees, my dad was at the foot of the basement stairs, he saw the beast through the windows and his ears popped, he often recalled the train sound it made. The house luckily sustained no damage. Mom and all us kids were in the basement, probably playing Twister, that was a popular game at the time.

We lived near the end of the tornado track seen in the wiki:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1967_St._Louis_tornado_outbreak

[jimnyc]

Saw videos last night of both the tornadoes in progress but the devastation. Very sad, towns gone.

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Death Toll, Damage Bill Rising as Tornadoes Wreak Havoc Across Central U.S.

A series of tornadoes that tore a path of destruction across central and southern parts of the U.S. in the past 48-hours left dozens dead and communities grieving in their wake.

Severe storms, straight-line winds and flooding rocked Kentucky and the Midwest late Friday and early Saturday where dozens remain missing.

One twister alone could mark the longest on record as the stormfront upended a candle factory, crushed a nursing home and flattened an Amazon distribution center, AP reports.

“I pray that there will be another rescue. I pray that there will be another one or two,” Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said, as crews sifted through the wreckage of the candle factory in Mayfield, where 110 people were working overnight Friday when the storm hit. Forty were rescued.

“We had to, at times, crawl over casualties to get to live victims,” said Jeremy Creason, the city’s fire chief and EMS director.

Rest - https://www.breitbart.com/environment/2021/12/12/death-toll-damage-bill-rising-as-tornadoes-wreak-havoc-across-central-u-s/

[jimnyc]

Some truly horrific photos. So many dead. :(

This is just an overhead shot, appears to be a small town, wiped out.

https://i.imgur.com/zhaEnlt.jpg

This one I believe was a candle factory destroyed, these being the before and after photos.

https://i.imgur.com/0QrzbdV.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/PlPX3A5.jpg

A small oil factory of some sort, or was.

https://i.imgur.com/ksHjYEJ.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/bKykieb.jpg

This last one is of the Amazon factory where 6 people were killed.

https://i.imgur.com/qYADPmP.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/rk8WugW.jpg

[BoogyMan]

This reminds me of the 1979 tornado that went through my home town in Texas as a kid. I will never forget the sound and the fear as it went over. I will also never forget that first sight when we opened the cellar door.

Prayerful for those poor souls.