SLIVER OF HOPE TONIGHT IN MAYFLDIE KENTUCKY DOZENS OF WORKERS AT THAT COLLAPSE CANDLE FACTORY WHO ARE UNACCOUNTED FOR HAVE BEEN LOCATED. GOOD EVENING. I’M MOLLIE LAIR, AND I’M CURTIS FULLER ACCORDING TO A SPOKESPERSON FOR THE MAYFIELD CONSUMER. COMPANY EIGHT PEOPLE ARE NOW CONFIRMED DEAD AND ANOERTH EIGHT MAINRE MISSING OFFICIALS INITIALLY SAID 40 OF ABOUT 110 WORKERS HAVE BEEN RESCUED BUT IS OF TONIGHT MORE TNHA 90 PEOPLE ARE NOW SAFE AND NOW OFFICIALS ARE PRAYING THEYAN C TRACK DNOW THOSE FOLKS WHO ARE STILL MISSING BY GOING DOOR TO DROO TONIGHT. WE ARE BRINGING YOU TEAM COVERAGE WITH THE VERY LATTES ON THE TORNADO OUTBREAK AFTERMATH WLWT. NEWS FIVE METEOROLOGIST. STEVE NORRIS HAS NEW INFORMATION TONIGHT ON THOSE DEADLY TWISTERS AT FIRST. LET’S GO TO WLWT NEWS 5 MEETING UROLOGIST ALLISON ROGERS WITH THE RELIEF EFFORTS UNDERWAY IN MAYFIELD ALLISON. BE DEVASTATION ACROSS WESTERN KENTUCKY IS SURREAL, ESPECIAYLL HERE IN MAYFIELD, BUT DESPITE THE VAST DESTRUCTION THE COMMUNITY IS STILL COMING TOGETHER. IT’S DAY OTW OF CLEANUP FOR WESTERN KENTUCKY TELEPHONE POLES SNAPDPE CHURCHES DESTROYED HOMES AND RUBBLE MUCH OF DOWNTOWN MAYFLDIE REMAINS UNRECOGNIZABLE. THEY SAID LIFE IS GOING TO CHANGE. AND THEY DIDN’T LIKE RHONDA MUSLAVEL GREW UP IN MAYFIELD. SHE WATCH THE COVERAGE FROM HER PADUCAH HOME KNOWING HER FAMILY WAS IN THE DIRTEC PATH OF THE TORNADO. HERE SPRAY, SHE TELLS ME HER FAMILY MADE IT OUT SAFE. AND TODAYHE TY’RE GIVING BKAC TO THOSE CLEANING UP PROVIDING A HOT MEALN O THIS CHILI DECEMBER DAY. THAT’S CAME DOWN HERE. TRYING TO FEED THE PEOPLE. THEY HAVE HELP FROM JIMMY FINCH A STRANGER WHO MADE THE TRIP UP FROM, CLARKSVILLE, TENNESSEE. COMPLETE WANTED TO HELP ISEE. EVERYBODY’S TALKING ABOUT THEY SENDING UP PRAYERS AND THEY’RE YOU KNOW, VYER WELL WISHES AND EVERYTHING, BUT YOU KNOW, FOLKS CAN’T EAT NO PRAYER AND YOU KNOW, YOU GOT TO PUT SOMETHING IN THEIR STOMACH, YOU KNOW, GIVE THEM SOMETHING TO HOLD ONO T FINCH BROUGHT A COOKER. THEY’RE OPERATING OUT OF THEIR FOOD TRUCK THAT MIRACULOUSLY STILL STANDS IN THE MIDDLE OF DERUSTCTION. EVERYTHING AROUND THEM GOT HIT BUT THE FOOD TRUCK IS STILL STANDING. WAS IT HERE? YES. HERE RIGHT HERE. EXCU SE ME. SHE SAYS THERE’S A REASON THE TRUCK IS STILL STAINNDG. GOD HAD A PURPOSE FOR THIS FOOD TRUCK. AND IT’S AND WE’RE UNG ISIT AS YOU SEE TODAY. NO ONE PAYS FOR FOOD, BUT THE DONATIONS COLLECTED GO TO BUYING MORE FOOD SO THEY CAN CONTINUE TO PROVIDE WARHMT IN THE COLD ALL WHILE REMEMBERING WHAT THE GREATEST GIFT. IS THIS HOLIDAY SEASON. THIS IS MAKING PEOPLE REALIZE WE KNOW THE REASON RFO THE SEASONS JESUS CHRIST. IT’S NICE GOOD GIFT. BUT WE KNOW THE GOD IS A GIFT AND JUST HAVING YOUR LIFE. THAT’S A GIFT BECAUSE IT COULD BE. SO DEEP THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONTINUES TO SURVEY THE DAGEMA ACROSS WESTERN KENTUCKY TO RANK THE TORNADOES THAT RIP THROUGH THE AREA. I WAS TOLD EARLIER THAT IT IS GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME TO COMPLETE THOSE SURVEYS. BUT SO FAR THE TORNADO THAT WENT THROUGH MAYFIELD KENTUCKY RANKED AS AN EF3 REPORTING IN MAYFIELD ALLISON ROGERS WILL ATT NEW5 KENTUCKY IS NOW ASKING THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR A MAJOR DISASTER DECLARATION TO HELP WITH THE STATE’S LONG-TERM RECOVERY FROM THOSE STORMS THE ANNOUNCEMENT COMING DURING A NEWS CONFERENCE IN MAYFIELD WITH US SECRERYTA OF HOMELAND SECURITY ALEJANDRO MALLORCUS, AND OTHER OFFICIALS. MY OA SAYS, THIS IS HORRIFIC, BUT WE WILL GET THROUGH THIS TOGETHER. WE LEARNED OF A TELEPHONE THAT SWA RECOVERED A CELL PHONE THAT RECORDED 2MI7 SSED MESSAGES. WE’VE LOST FATHERS MOTHERS BROTHERS SISTERS SONS DAUGHTERS AND OTHERS BUT AS THE GOVRER SO POIGNANTLY AND POWERFULLY STATED WE WLIL GET THROUGH THIS WE WILL GRIEVE TOGETHER, BUT WE WILL ALSO C ARE TOGETHERND A THE SECRETARY PLEDGE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL DO EVERYTHING IT CAN TO HELP. OHIO TASK FORCE ONE IS ON THE WAY TO WESTERN KENTUCKY OFFICIALS. SAY A SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAM HAS BEEN ACTIVATED TO HELP WITH POST-STORM EFFORTS THE GROUP LEFT VANDAALI AT 10 O’CLOCK TONIGHT 45 SURGE SPECIALISTS IN CANINE SEARCH TEAMS ARE MAKING THE TPRI TASK FORCE MEMBERS SAY HEADING DOWN NOW IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO. THE STATE OF OHIO HELPING KENTUCKYUR NEIGHBOR AND THAT IS THAT TO ME IS THE BOTTOM LINE. WE’RE GOING TO HELP OUR FELLOW CITIZENS. AND IN THIS CASE, IT’S OUR NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR. DO NOT YET KNOW WHICH TOWNS THEY WILL BE HELPING
Kentucky tornadoes: 64 confirmed dead, at least 105 unaccounted for
Updated: 10:29 AM EST Dec 13, 2021
Sixty-four people are confirmed dead and at least 105 are unaccounted for after a series of devastating tornadoes tore through western Kentucky Friday night into Saturday morning.During a Monday morning update, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said the death toll will rise in coming days, and crews are scouring the rubble hoping for a miracle. “We’re still finding bodies. We have cadaver dogs in places they shouldn’t have to be in,” Beshear said.“Currently, we believe there are at least 105 Kentuckians who are unaccounted for that we are still working to find,” he said. Of the dead, Beshear said 20 are dead in Graves County; 13 in Hopkins; 11 in Muhlenberg; 12 in Warren; four in Caldwell; one in Marshall; one in Taylor; one in Fulton; and one in Lyon.The ages of those dead range from 5 months to 86 years, the governor said, with six of the dead under the age of 18.More than 300 National Guard members are assisting in the search for the missing, as well as hundreds of state employees and volunteers from across the nation.Several communities are completely leveled. Debris from destroyed buildings and shredded trees covered the ground in Mayfield, a city of about 10,000 in western Kentucky. Twisted metal sheeting, downed power lines and wrecked vehicles lined the streets.“More than 1,000 homes are gone – just gone,” the governor said. “That assessment is going to take some time. I don’t think we’ve seen damage at this scale ever.""Some of these metal buildings, they’re gone. When this tornado hit, it didn’t take a roof off – which is what we’ve seen in the past – it exploded the whole house. People, animals, the rest-- just gone," he added.But rescuers in an increasingly bleak search are still hanging onto hope, praying for a miracle."A lot of this is going through the blocks and the rubble — if you can reach it — and trying to see if there are people there dead or alive," Beshear said.RELATED: What happened in Kentucky? Massive tornado or 'tornado family'Across the state, tens of thousands of people were without power. National Guard members went house to house, checking on people and helping to remove debris. Cadaver dogs searched for victims.The city of Mayfield, Kentucky, was hit particularly hard, including a candle manufacturing factory that was operating at the time the twister hit. In that factory, eight people are confirmed to be dead and eight are still missing. The National Weather Service is still surveying the storms. They've already begun classifying some, like Taylor County as an EF3 (strong, 140 mph) and Ohio County as an EF2 (strong, 115 mph).Beshear has urged people in affected communities to stay off the roads, and he urged others to not go to the affected areas. For those wanting to help, Beshear said a Team Western Kentucky Tornado Relief Fund has been set up to help storm victims.The governor said the most catastrophic tornado may have traveled 227 miles. If confirmed by the National Weather Service, it would eclipse a record held by the infamous Tristate Tornado, which killed 695 people and spanned 219 miles in 1925.RELATED: Tornado tore through 200 miles of Kentucky. Here's its pathThis weekend's tornado moved into Kentucky through the southwest portion of the station, traveling northeast. Fulton, Hickman, Graves, Marshall, Lyon, Caldwell, Hopkins, Muhlenberg, Ohio and Hancock counties suffered heavy damage. Below video: Aerial video shows destruction in Land Between the Lakes
Sixty-four people are confirmed dead and at least 105 are unaccounted for after a series of devastating tornadoes tore through western Kentucky Friday night into Saturday morning.
During a Monday morning update, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said the death toll will rise in coming days, and crews are scouring the rubble hoping for a miracle.
“We’re still finding bodies. We have cadaver dogs in places they shouldn’t have to be in,” Beshear said.
“Currently, we believe there are at least 105 Kentuckians who are unaccounted for that we are still working to find,” he said.
Of the dead, Beshear said 20 are dead in Graves County; 13 in Hopkins; 11 in Muhlenberg; 12 in Warren; four in Caldwell; one in Marshall; one in Taylor; one in Fulton; and one in Lyon.
The ages of those dead range from 5 months to 86 years, the governor said, with six of the dead under the age of 18.
More than 300 National Guard members are assisting in the search for the missing, as well as hundreds of state employees and volunteers from across the nation.
Several communities are completely leveled. Debris from destroyed buildings and shredded trees covered the ground in Mayfield, a city of about 10,000 in western Kentucky. Twisted metal sheeting, downed power lines and wrecked vehicles lined the streets.
“More than 1,000 homes are gone – just gone,” the governor said. “That assessment is going to take some time. I don’t think we’ve seen damage at this scale ever."
"Some of these metal buildings, they’re gone. When this tornado hit, it didn’t take a roof off – which is what we’ve seen in the past – it exploded the whole house. People, animals, the rest-- just gone," he added.
But rescuers in an increasingly bleak search are still hanging onto hope, praying for a miracle.
"A lot of this is going through the blocks and the rubble — if you can reach it — and trying to see if there are people there dead or alive," Beshear said.
RELATED: What happened in Kentucky? Massive tornado or 'tornado family'
Across the state, tens of thousands of people were without power. National Guard members went house to house, checking on people and helping to remove debris. Cadaver dogs searched for victims.
The city of Mayfield, Kentucky, was hit particularly hard, including a candle manufacturing factory that was operating at the time the twister hit. In that factory, eight people are confirmed to be dead and eight are still missing.
The National Weather Service is still surveying the storms. They've already begun classifying some, like Taylor County as an EF3 (strong, 140 mph) and Ohio County as an EF2 (strong, 115 mph).
Beshear has urged people in affected communities to stay off the roads, and he urged others to not go to the affected areas. For those wanting to help, Beshear said a Team Western Kentucky Tornado Relief Fund has been set up to help storm victims.
The governor said the most catastrophic tornado may have traveled 227 miles. If confirmed by the National Weather Service, it would eclipse a record held by the infamous Tristate Tornado, which killed 695 people and spanned 219 miles in 1925.
RELATED: Tornado tore through 200 miles of Kentucky. Here's its path
This weekend's tornado moved into Kentucky through the southwest portion of the station, traveling northeast. Fulton, Hickman, Graves, Marshall, Lyon, Caldwell, Hopkins, Muhlenberg, Ohio and Hancock counties suffered heavy damage.
Below video: Aerial video shows destruction in Land Between the Lakes
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