The family said they'd come to assume the cat was gone until someone heard a faint meow from the destroyed house.

According to a preliminary investigation, the National Weather Service believes the tornado that ripped through London, Kentucky, could've been an EF3.

Gov. Andy Beshear said the state is securing emergency housing options and also looking into sites for intermediate housing.

NWS teams will be surveying in Laurel County Sunday and Monday to determine the strength of storms that hit that area.