The National Weather Service has released that the deadly tornado that impacted parts of Pulaski and Laurel counties over the weekend in Kentucky was an EF-4 tornado and was nearly a mile wide.

Tornadoes in southeastern Kentucky resulted in at least 19 confirmed fatalities, with a potential for a higher death toll. While Louisville experienced tree damage and power outages, no ...

It’s crucial that the affected families connect with all available agencies to receive the assistance they need,” mayor says ...

Multiple tornadoes have been confirmed in Kentucky after severe storms devastated communities starting May 16. An EF-3 ...

Bobby and Bernice Tillman had been living in their new home for a little more than a year when it was hit by the EF-4 tornado that struck Laurel County May 16. Both were confirmed dead Saturday ...

Laurel County Fire Department Maj. Roger Lesie Leatherman, 57, seen in this undated photo, has been identified as one of the victim’s of severe storms and possible tornado in Southeastern Kentucky.

Central Kentucky and southern Indiana residents ... Jordan said. The last deadly tornado to sweep through Laurel County was March 2, 2012, he said. That tornado — an EF-2 with winds reaching ...

Beshear posted on Facebook around 4:15 p.m. on Thursday to announce that the latest death was a man from McCracken County.

Emerge Ministries from North Carolina set up a cross on Monday for each storm victim who died in Laurel County, creating a ...

Kentucky's recent tornadic activity has shaken long-standing ideas about the state's risk of death and destruction.

LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. — Cleanup efforts are still underway in the Sunshine Hills community of Kentucky after an EF-4 tornado ...

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 ...