Tornado Rips Through Homes in Laurel County
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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.
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.
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 ...
"We're gonna keep coming back over, and over, and over to show everybody that we're going to rebuild every structure and every life," Gov. Andy Beshear said.
One week after a deadly EF-4 tornado hit Russell, Pulaski, and Laurel counties, the National Weather Service has updated the storm’s path.
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WLKY on MSNFuneral arrangements made for Kentucky firefighter who died protecting his wife from tornadoA Laurel County, Kentucky firefighter who died protecting his wife from the recent tornado will be laid to rest next week.
Satellite images reveal the devastation in London, Kentucky, after a tornado pummeled the area last week. The storms were part of a multi-day severe weather outbreak that hit multiple states, including Kentucky, Virginia, Alabama, Kansas and Missouri, over the course of several days.