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The aftermath of an EF3 tornado that tore through Laurel County, Kentucky, killing at least 19 people. May 19, 2025. (WDRB Photo)
The aftermath of an EF3 tornado that tore through Laurel County, Kentucky, killing at least 19 people. May 19, 2025. (WDRB Photo)
The aftermath of an EF3 tornado that tore through Laurel County, Kentucky, killing at least 19 people. May 19, 2025. (WDRB Photo)
The aftermath of an EF3 tornado that tore through Laurel County, Kentucky, killing at least 19 people. May 19, 2025. (WDRB Photo)
The aftermath of an EF3 tornado that tore through Laurel County, Kentucky, killing at least 19 people. May 19, 2025. (WDRB Photo)
The aftermath of an EF3 tornado that tore through Laurel County, Kentucky, killing at least 19 people. May 19, 2025. (WDRB Photo)
The aftermath of an EF3 tornado that tore through Laurel County, Kentucky, killing at least 19 people. May 19, 2025. (WDRB Photo)
The aftermath of an EF3 tornado that tore through Laurel County, Kentucky, killing at least 19 people. May 19, 2025. (WDRB Photo)
Pictured: trucks and heavy equipment being used to remove the storm debris left behind in Pulaski County, Ky., after an EF-3 tornado tore through the area in the late evening hours of May 16, 2025. (WDRB/Frank Stamper)
Pictured: residents in Pulaski County, Ky., begin clearing storm debris after a powerful EF-3 tornado tore through the area in the evening hours of May 16, 2025. (WDRB/Frank Stamper)
Pictured: more than half-a-dozen vehicles damaged by powerful storms that moved through Laurel County, Ky., in the late evening hours of May 16, 2025. (WDRB/Frank Stamper)
Pictured: downed trees left behind after powerful storms that spawned an EF-3 tornado tore through London, Ky., in the late evening hours of May 16, 2025. (WDRB/Frank Stamper)
Pictured: downed trees left behind after powerful storms that spawned an EF-3 tornado tore through London, Ky., in the late evening hours of May 16, 2025. (WDRB/Frank Stamper)
Pictured: downed trees left behind after powerful storms that spawned an EF-3 tornado tore through London, Ky., in the late evening hours of May 16, 2025. (WDRB/Frank Stamper)
Pictured: downed trees left behind after powerful storms that spawned an EF-3 tornado tore through London, Ky., in the late evening hours of May 16, 2025. (WDRB/Frank Stamper)
Pictured: downed trees and damaged buildings left behind after powerful storms that spawned an EF-3 tornado tore through London, Ky., in the late evening hours of May 16, 2025. (WDRB/Frank Stamper)
Pictured: mangled mobile homes left behind after powerful storms that spawned an EF-3 tornado tore through London, Ky., in the late evening hours of May 16, 2025. (WDRB/Frank Stamper)
Pictured: rubble and debris left behind after powerful storms that spawned an EF-3 tornado tore through London, Ky., in the late evening hours of May 16, 2025. (WDRB/Candyce Clifft)
Pictured: rubble and debris left behind after powerful storms that spawned an EF-3 tornado tore through London, Ky., in the late evening hours of May 16, 2025. (WDRB/Candyce Clifft)
Pictured: rubble and debris left behind after powerful storms that spawned an EF-3 tornado tore through London, Ky., in the late evening hours of May 16, 2025. (WDRB/Candyce Clifft)
The aftermath on Monday, May 19, 2025, of an EF3 tornado that tore through London, in Laurel County, Kentucky, on Friday, May 16. (Fallon Glick/WDRB Photo)
The aftermath on Monday, May 19, 2025, of an EF3 tornado that tore through London, in Laurel County, Kentucky, on Friday, May 16. (Fallon Glick/WDRB Photo)
The aftermath on Monday, May 19, 2025, of an EF3 tornado that tore through London, in Laurel County, Kentucky, on Friday, May 16. (Fallon Glick/WDRB Photo)
The aftermath on Monday, May 19, 2025, of an EF3 tornado that tore through London, in Laurel County, Kentucky, on Friday, May 16. (Fallon Glick/WDRB Photo)
The aftermath on Monday, May 19, 2025, of an EF3 tornado that tore through London, in Laurel County, Kentucky, on Friday, May 16. (Fallon Glick/WDRB Photo)
The aftermath on Monday, May 19, 2025, of an EF3 tornado that tore through London, in Laurel County, Kentucky, on Friday, May 16. (Fallon Glick/WDRB Photo)
The aftermath on Monday, May 19, 2025, of an EF3 tornado that tore through London, in Laurel County, Kentucky, on Friday, May 16. (Fallon Glick/WDRB Photo)
The aftermath on Monday, May 19, 2025, of an EF3 tornado that tore through London, in Laurel County, Kentucky, on Friday, May 16. (Fallon Glick/WDRB Photo)
The aftermath on Monday, May 19, 2025, of an EF3 tornado that tore through London, in Laurel County, Kentucky, on Friday, May 16. (Fallon Glick/WDRB Photo)
The aftermath on Monday, May 19, 2025, of an EF3 tornado that tore through London, in Laurel County, Kentucky, on Friday, May 16. (Fallon Glick/WDRB Photo)
The aftermath on Monday, May 19, 2025, of an EF3 tornado that tore through London, in Laurel County, Kentucky, on Friday, May 16. (Fallon Glick/WDRB Photo)
The aftermath on Monday, May 19, 2025, of an EF3 tornado that tore through London, in Laurel County, Kentucky, on Friday, May 16. (Fallon Glick/WDRB Photo)
The aftermath on Monday, May 19, 2025, of an EF3 tornado that tore through London, in Laurel County, Kentucky, on Friday, May 16. (Fallon Glick/WDRB Photo)
The aftermath on Monday, May 19, 2025, of an EF3 tornado that tore through London, in Laurel County, Kentucky, on Friday, May 16. (Fallon Glick/WDRB Photo)
The aftermath on Monday, May 19, 2025, of an EF3 tornado that tore through London, in Laurel County, Kentucky, on Friday, May 16. (Fallon Glick/WDRB Photo)
The aftermath on Monday, May 19, 2025, of an EF3 tornado that tore through London, in Laurel County, Kentucky, on Friday, May 16. (Fallon Glick/WDRB Photo)
The aftermath on Monday, May 19, 2025, of an EF3 tornado that tore through London, in Laurel County, Kentucky, on Friday, May 16. (Fallon Glick/WDRB Photo)
The aftermath on Monday, May 19, 2025, of an EF3 tornado that tore through London, in Laurel County, Kentucky, on Friday, May 16. (Fallon Glick/WDRB Photo)
The aftermath on Monday, May 19, 2025, of an EF3 tornado that tore through London, in Laurel County, Kentucky, on Friday, May 16. (Fallon Glick/WDRB Photo)
The aftermath on Monday, May 19, 2025, of an EF3 tornado that tore through London, in Laurel County, Kentucky, on Friday, May 16. (Fallon Glick/WDRB Photo)
The aftermath on Monday, May 19, 2025, of an EF3 tornado that tore through London, in Laurel County, Kentucky, on Friday, May 16. (Fallon Glick/WDRB Photo)
The aftermath on Monday, May 19, 2025, of an EF3 tornado that tore through London, in Laurel County, Kentucky, on Friday, May 16. (Fallon Glick/WDRB Photo)
The aftermath on Monday, May 19, 2025, of an EF3 tornado that tore through London, in Laurel County, Kentucky, on Friday, May 16. (Fallon Glick/WDRB Photo)
The aftermath on Monday, May 19, 2025, of an EF3 tornado that tore through London, in Laurel County, Kentucky, on Friday, May 16. (Fallon Glick/WDRB Photo)
The aftermath on Monday, May 19, 2025, of an EF3 tornado that tore through London, in Laurel County, Kentucky, on Friday, May 16. (Fallon Glick/WDRB Photo)
The aftermath on Monday, May 19, 2025, of an EF3 tornado that tore through London, in Laurel County, Kentucky, on Friday, May 16. (Fallon Glick/WDRB Photo)
The aftermath on Monday, May 19, 2025, of an EF3 tornado that tore through London, in Laurel County, Kentucky, on Friday, May 16. (Fallon Glick/WDRB Photo)
The aftermath on Monday, May 19, 2025, of an EF3 tornado that tore through London, in Laurel County, Kentucky, on Friday, May 16. (Fallon Glick/WDRB Photo)
The aftermath on Monday, May 19, 2025, of an EF3 tornado that tore through London, in Laurel County, Kentucky, on Friday, May 16. (Fallon Glick/WDRB Photo)
The aftermath on Monday, May 19, 2025, of an EF3 tornado that tore through London, in Laurel County, Kentucky, on Friday, May 16. (Fallon Glick/WDRB Photo)
The aftermath on Monday, May 19, 2025, of an EF3 tornado that tore through London, in Laurel County, Kentucky, on Friday, May 16. (Fallon Glick/WDRB Photo)
The aftermath on Monday, May 19, 2025, of an EF3 tornado that tore through London, in Laurel County, Kentucky, on Friday, May 16. (Fallon Glick/WDRB Photo)
The aftermath on Monday, May 19, 2025, of an EF3 tornado that tore through London, in Laurel County, Kentucky, on Friday, May 16. (Fallon Glick/WDRB Photo)
The aftermath on Monday, May 19, 2025, of an EF3 tornado that tore through London, in Laurel County, Kentucky, on Friday, May 16. (Fallon Glick/WDRB Photo)
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Video from a WDRB viewer shows what appears to be at least one funnel cloud forming in the Bloomington area.
Days after homes were flattened, cars were flipped and at least 19 people died when a powerful tornado roared across rural Kentucky, families are picking up the pieces and checking in with their neighbor
The family's home was picked up and thrown across the street when a tornado ripped through the area, destroying everything they own.
