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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The National Weather Service has preliminary confirmed an EF-1 tornado with estimated wind speeds of 105 mph to 110 mph near Campbellsville in Taylor County, Kentucky. 

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear says Saturday's storms caused flash flooding, strong straight-line winds, power loss and structural damage. Numerous roads were closed in Green, Barren, Taylor, Adair, Owsley, Breathitt and Casey counties following the storm. 

The NWS also confirmed EF-0 tornadoes in Bowling Green and Hart County, and EF-1 tornados in Madison, Logan, Barren and Marion counties. They also confirmed the tornado that caused damage in Hopkinsville was an EF-2.

The governor's office believes 31 counties in Kentucky were impacted by Saturday's storms, but there were no reports of injuries or fatalities. The state's death toll from a line of tornadoes that tore through the state in December was 77. 

A spokesman for the Campbellsville Police Department on Saturday said the storms caused damage to structures there, including roof damage and some garages that were "pretty much torn completely down."

Beshear declared a State of Emergency Saturday after severe weather moved through parts of eastern and western Kentucky. 

"It is devastating that we are once again experiencing severe weather just weeks after the deadly tornadoes hit Western Kentucky," Beshear said on Saturday. "Sadly, some counties have been affected by both of these events."

Just weeks ago, an EF-3 tornado with estimated wind speeds of 140 mph was confirmed near Saloma in Taylor County, Kentucky. 

Beshear urged Kentuckians in the counties impacted by the storms to stay off the roads on Sunday night as freezing temperatures and snow are in the forecast. 

“Cold temperatures and the possibility of snowfall, combined with wet roads and standing water, are expected to create even more hazardous road conditions," Beshear said in a statement.

The governor will visit Hopkinsville on Monday to assess damage, his office said. Beshear will also be in Graves and Hopkins counties on Monday to view their rebuilding efforts following the deadly tornadoes on Dec. 10. 

"You don’t really really think about it until it happens to you," said Cody Morgan whose parent's home had its roof ripped off in Campbellsville. "I don’t have the words. Just glad everyone is OK. This is materialistic things that can be replayed, re-built. We’re just glad everybody is OK."

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