LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The National Weather Service confirmed a preliminary EF2, possibly low end EF3 tornado hit near the Russell County and Pulaski County border.
NWS teams will be surveying in Laurel County Sunday and Monday to determine the strength of storms that hit that area.Â
In Kentucky, some 18 people were killed by severe weather, and the death toll is likely to rise, according to Gov. Andy Beshear.
Beshear said 17 people were killed in Laurel County, while one person died in Pulaski County. There are also 10 people from Laurel County who sustained critical injuries.
It’s the latest severe weather to cause deaths and widespread damage in Kentucky. Two months ago, at least 24 people died in a round of storms that swelled creeks and submerged roads. Hundreds of people were rescued, and most of the deaths were caused by vehicles getting stuck in high water.
A storm in late 2021 spawned tornadoes that killed 81 people and leveled portions of towns in western Kentucky. The following summer, historic floodwaters inundated parts of eastern Kentucky, leaving dozens more dead.
Thousands of people lost power in Louisville during the storms.
"Many are still recovering this morning from power outages and some damage, but there were no life threatening injuries resulting from the storm that we are aware of at this time," Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg said.
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