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Survey teams were still working to assess damage into the evening Sunday, but officials said they have already documented severe damage near and west of the London-Corbin Airport.
The National Weather Service said a “multitude of hazardous weather” would impact the U.S. over the next several days — from thunderstorms and potentially baseball-sized hail on the Plains, to heavy mountain snow in the West and dangerous heat in the South.
Families hunkered down in their bathrooms and emerged to find their homes gone when a deadly tornado barreled through the community of London, Kentucky, on Friday, leaving behind only foundations where houses once stood.
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WLKY on MSNViolent tornado claims most lives in London, Kentucky area | A look at the destructionLaurel County took the biggest hit in Kentucky from a violent tornado that spanned several cities on Friday. Of Kentucky's reported 18 deaths (as of Saturday night), 17 of those were in the London, Kentucky area.
On Friday night and into Saturday morning, tornadoes ripped through southern/southeastern Kentucky. Nearly 20 people from the Bluegrass have been confirmed dead, a number that could grow even higher over the coming days.
The community of Laurel County, Kentucky, is grieving the loss of more than a dozen people, including a firefighter who spent nearly four decades helping others, after a tornado destroyed his neighborhood while he was on duty.
Portsmouth-based Mercy Chefs, a disaster relief organization, is providing aid in Kentucky and Missouri following a deadly tornado outbreak in the region.
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The debris field from Friday's tornado is so extensive it's hard to comprehend. Still, residents who survived the deadly twister rolled up their sleeves to lend a hand to their neighbors.
While countless London residents pick up the pieces of their lives following Friday night’s tornado, there are several organizations that are stepping up right now to lend them a helping hand.