Mayfield, Kentucky, mayor details damage
The mayor of Mayfield, Kentucky, said severe storms in her city have left many without power or water. She also detailed damage at a candle factory, which "completely collapsed."
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The mayor of Mayfield, Kentucky, said severe storms in her city have left many without power or water. She also detailed damage at a candle factory, which "completely collapsed."
"This will be, I believe, the deadliest tornado system to ever run through Kentucky," said Governor Andy Beshear.
The editor-in-chief of Western Kentucky University's newspaper detailed massive trees down, high waters making places inaccessible, downed electrical lines and demolished homes amid severe storms that hit Bowling Green, Kentucky.
"We hope there are still rescues to be made," Kathy Stewart O'Nan said. "We fear that it is now just recovery."
The university president said earlier that a student died in storms on his graduation day.
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An outbreak of tornadoes hit parts of the Midwest and South, laying a path of destruction in their wake. The tornado that struck Arkansas was a half-mile wide with winds up to 136 mph; and, a church in Vilonia, Arkansas, that was rebuilt after being severely damaged by a 2011 tornado was struck again Sunday.
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