On Saturday, he described how Mr. Beshear said the area looked like a war zone., Our citizens are badly, badly hurt, and theyre scared to death right now in terms of all those folks that they cant figure where they are, Mr. Biden said. The footage shows the aftermath of the deadly tornado in Mayfield, Ky. Governor: Deadly tornado could hit Mayfield again, Kentucky is under a State of Emergency because of the weather. The level of damage sustained by the remaining structures was unclear. More were expected early Saturday. It was the deadliest tornado system to hit the Dallas area since 1927, the National Weather Service wrote in a post on Twitter at the time. At 808 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Lakewood Park, or near Indrio, moving northeast at 65 mph. The chance of precipitation is 80%. Asked about the connection between the tornado outbreak and climate change, Mr. Biden said he did not yet have information to outline the cause of these specific storms. At least four people in Tennessee were killed, as well as two in Arkansas and two in Missouri. Several tree limbs were blown down by winds near Independence, Ky. after strong thunderstorms hit the Tri-State, leading to Tornado Warnings and a Severe Thunderstorm Warning. At least 70 people were killed in the deadly tornado that struck Kentucky on Friday, and the death toll could rise to more than 100 across about 10 counties, Gov. It's very hard. "There were about 110 people in it at the time that the tornado hit it," Beshear said at a 5 a.m. briefing. The balcony was gone. But I want to emphasize what I told all the governors: The federal government will do everything, everything it can possibly do to help.
Tornado FEMA was advising residents from east-central Mississippi to extreme southwestern Virginia to stay vigilant as the storm system moved east. Damaging wind gusts were expected to hit much of the Mid-Atlantic on Saturday night, and heavy coastal rain was predicted in central California on Sunday and Monday. It moved over 220+ miles at over 50-60 mph at times. The authorities said they did not know how many people were inside the warehouse when the storm hit, so they did not know how many more people they were looking for. You can still have stuff come down on power lines even if you just restored it five minutes ago, Mr. Bianski said. The National Weather Service confirmed a tornado touched down in northern Kentucky during Thursday's storms. It was terrifying, Ms. Perez said. A 94-year-old died at a nursing home in Monette, Ark., and another person was killed at a Dollar General store in nearby Leachville.
NWS: 3 tornadoes confirmed after latest storm system in Kentucky And the candle factory was nothing more than a spread of assorted debris. At least four tornadoes touched down overnight across Kentucky, causing significant damage in more than a dozen counties. "At least one of our towns (is) totally devastated. As many as 200,000 customers were without power as of 9 a.m. on Saturday, according to reports compiled by PowerOutage.us. In February, a powerful ice storm downed trees and cut off power to 150,000 people in eastern Kentucky. Kentucky State Police and Kentucky National Guard units have also been activated in response to the storm, the post said. Daniel Victor,Rick Rojas,Mike Ives,Michael Levenson,Vimal Patel,Isabella Grulln Paz and Amanda Holpuch. We dont see evidence for changes in average annual occurrence or intensity over the last 40 to 60 years.. The NWS confirmed an EF-0 tornado touched The youngest death was a 5-month-old baby, while the oldest was a 75-year-old,14 News said Kentucky State Police told them. "Rescues and search efforts are ongoing -- even before the wind stopped blowing, crews were out working," Dossett said Saturday morning. Stormy weather coincided with the Christmas season again, when a rare tornado touched down in Port Orchard, just west of Seattle, and several low-intensity tornadoes touched down in Florida, damaging more than 70 homes in a mobile home park. This article has been made available for free as a public service so all readers can access this information. Around 56,000 people were without power in the immediate aftermath of Saturday's massive tornado event, Gov. Governor Andy Beshear has confirmed a tornado has touched down in McCracken and Christian County. Learn More. Michael E. Dossett, the director of the Kentucky Division of Emergency Management, said the number of storms could surpass the 1974 super outbreak of tornadoes. Andy Beshear confirmed Saturday afternoon that he'd spoken with President Joe Biden about the devastating tornadoes, along withHomeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and FEMA administrator Deanne Criswell. Greenberg urged city residents to heed those safety warnings. It applies to Jefferson County as well as Boone, Campbell, Grant, Henry, Meade, Shelby, Breckinridge, Carroll, Hancock, Oldham, Spencer, Bullitt, Gallatin, Hardin, Kenton, Owen and Trimble counties. Its not a community, its a family. Come over here and join hands. Gordon described the tornado as an EF1 moving at 90 mph and estimated the width at 100 yards. A tornado touched down in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, with 100 mph winds that overturned cars, snapped trees and damaged homes. As two women roamed a field with laundry baskets, picking up articles of clothing that'd been torn from homes, Anthony Parker worked to pick through the cinder blocks of what was once his basement. But I cant give you a quantitative read on that., Mr. Biden has often been commended for his ability to empathize with victims during moments of tragedy. Andy Beshear saidhe believes "at least dozens" of workers at a candle factory in Mayfield, Kentucky, were killed in a roof collapse when atornado struck Friday evening part ofwhat could turn out the be the deadliest tornado event in state history. Reminder: Tornado Watch continues until 3am EST/2am CST Sat morning. John Gordon from NWS in Louisville confirmed he believes more than one tornado touchdown in Louisville. Kentucky woman 'in shock' after losing home to tornado. There were reports of two people dead after a tornado moved through northeast Arkansas, according to Gov. And thats the only word I can use to describe it. Tornadoes form inside large rotating thunderstorms and the ingredients have to be just right. Wheres my son, my daughter, my husband, my wife, my mom, my dad? A day of multiple tornadoes mid-month, across four Southern states, left three people dead, according to the NOAA database, in Lawrence County, Ala., and Vernon Parish, La.