Death toll could exceed 100 people from overnight tornadoes, Kentucky governor says

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At least 70 people may be dead after a tornado tore through western Kentucky overnight in what is likely to rank as the deadliest single tornado in nearly a decade.

The death toll may exceed 100 after tornadoes tore through western Kentucky on Friday, according to Gov. Andy Beshear, who called it "the worst, most devastating, most deadly tornado event" in the state's history.Texas Gov. Greg Abbott approved a request from the Federal Emergency Management Agency on Saturday to deploy resources to help in the search and rescue efforts in western Kentucky, according to a statement from the governor's office.

More than two dozen tornadoes reportedly touched down across six states, which, in addition to Kentucky, included: Arkansas, Illinois, Missouri, Mississippi and Tennessee.Dozens are expected to have died in Mayfield after at least 110 people were in a candle manufacturing factory at the time the tornado hit, per WLKY.

Storm surveys will be conducted to determine the exact path length, but if the tornado remained on the ground the entire time, it could have tracked for about 250 miles, which would make it theThat the tornadoes hit at night, when people tend to have more difficulty receiving warnings and cannot physically see a tornado barreling towards them, likely played a role in causing so many fatalities.from Axios' Andrew Freedman: The severe weather outbreak was one of the worst on record in the U.S.

 

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