Deaths, damage, power outages from storm

A tornado watch issued for the region overnight expired at 6 a.m. 

The massive storm that devastated parts of Kentucky and other states prompted tornado warnings in counties as close as Bracken, Mason and Roberston counties. No tornado warnings were issued for the Greater Cincinnati region.

In an address at 5 a.m. Saturday, Gov. Andy Beshear said the death toll from the overnight tornadoes was at least 50 and could reach even higher. More than 50,000 people are without power in the state. The Western Kentucky area was the hardest hit.

Beshear called it “the most severe tornado event in Kentucky history.”

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Fatalities from the storm have been reported in Arkansas, Tennessee, Illinois and Missouri.

There have not been reports of widespread damage in the Greater Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky region, but with winds gusting close to 50 miles per hour, damage is possible.

On Saturday morning, the National Weather Service in Wilmington issued a hazardous weather outlook for the region. Occasional showers and thunderstorms will continue this morning.