US EditionSevere weather leaves at least 27 dead, including 18 in Kentucky
- Between May 16 and 17, 2025, intense storms impacted regions of the U.S. Midwest and Southern states, resulting in multiple fatalities and significant destruction in Kentucky and neighboring areas.
- The storms followed a pattern of severe weather that included multiple tornadoes striking southeastern Kentucky, especially Laurel County and London, with a half-hour warning before touch down.
- Kentucky authorities declared a state of emergency, opened shelters, and continued overnight rescue operations amid widespread destruction and severe injuries.
- Governor Andy Beshear called the event a "mass casualty event," confirmed at least 14 deaths in Kentucky, and warned the toll could rise while asking for prayers.
- The overall outbreak killed at least 23 people including nine in Laurel County, with additional fatalities in Missouri and other states, and the Midwest expects a break while storms shift south.
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Sydney Morning Herald
Tornadoes tear through US
A deadly tornado-spawning storm system has smashed multiple US states, killing multiple people.
InsideNoVA.com
Severe storms, tornadoes kill more than 25 in south-central US
Severe storms that swept through the US states of Missouri, Kentucky and Virginia left more than 25 people dead, laying waste to local communities and cutting off electricity to nearly 200,000, authorities said Saturday.
Deadly Tornado Outbreak Kills Dozens In Missouri, Kentucky
An intense tornado outbreak that swept across the Ohio Valley on Friday has left at least 27 dead and dozens more injured or missing across multiple states. U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers (R-KY) confirmed on Saturday afternoon that at least 20 people had been killed in the state and the death toll was “increasing by the hour.” “Daylight is painting a more complete, and more painful picture of the damage and loss that devastating storms have wreaked upon t…
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