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London, Kentucky tornado survivors piled into bathtubs, emerging to find everything gone
Families hunkered down in their bathrooms and emerged to find their homes gone when a deadly tornado barreled through the ...
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Where those impacted by the tornado in Laurel County, KY can get help
As Laurel County residents continue to reel from the effects of Friday night's deadly tornado, there is help available to ...
NWS Surveyors assess possible EF-3 tornado damage in Laurel County
A preliminary survey by National Weather Service Jackson suggests an EF-3 tornado struck Laurel County late Friday.
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Mercy Chefs distributes warm meals to thousands in Laurel County
Mercy Chefs was founded by Gary LeBlanc a year after Katrina hit. Since then, the organization has traveled all over to help ...
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'The house is gone': Laurel County woman recounts the moment a tornado hit her home
Entire neighborhoods were razed, leaving residents combing through debris, desperate to recover fragments of their lives.
WHAS11 drone footage of tornado aftermath in London and Laurel County, Kentucky
WHAS11 visited the devastation in Laurel County following a destructive tornado that tore across the city of London on May 16 ...
19 people who died in KY storms have been identified. What we know about them
Saturday night Laurel County Coroner Doug Bowling and Pulaski County Coroner Clyde Strunk identified the 18 confirmed victims of severe storms and a tornado that swept Kentucky late Friday into early ...
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Laurel County enters recovery phase following tornado, fire department says
The Laurel County Fire Department announced Sunday that the community has entered the recovery phase following a tornado that ...
'Boots on the ground': Louisville area organizations provide outreach to areas affected by tornado in southeast Kentucky
The Salvation Army’s Louisville Area Command sent more support to Laurel and Pulaski counties after a tornado ripped through the area. The organization had 'boots on the ground' quickly. They loaded ...
Kentucky firefighter likely died shielding wife from catastrophic London tornado: 'Public servant at heart'
The community of Laurel County, Kentucky, is grieving the loss of more than a dozen people, including a firefighter who spent ...