Kentucky, tornado
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Beshear announced during the briefing that the death toll has remained at 19, and that he hoped that number doesn't increase.
Overnight shelters will be available at West London Baptist Church, the London Community Center and London First Baptist Church.
One of the biggest concerns that we have is that you’re in this debris in high winds and it becomes a projectile, and it injures or kills somebody.”
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WLKY on MSN19 killed in long, powerful tornado that hit southern Kentucky; search for survivors continuesAn apparent powerful tornado tore through Russell, Pulaski and Laurel County in Kentucky late Friday night, leaving a trail of destruction and killing several.
Leatherman was among 19 people killed in Kentucky when the storm struck late Friday into early Saturday, as people in the path awoke to a terrifying scene. Most victims were from Laurel County in southeastern Kentucky, where Leatherman was a longtime member of a volunteer fire department.
The National Weather Service has completed the tornado assessment in Laurel County, Kentucky. The preliminary data showed high end EF3 damage, with low end EF4 indicators, mainly in the Sunshine Hills area of London,