Nine tornadoes struck Missouri and Kentucky on May 16, including a deadly EF3 in Scott County that killed two people and destroyed homes. The National Weather Service confirmed tornadoes up to EF4 strength.

More than two dozen people were killed and dozens more injured as powerful tornadoes and severe storms ripped across Illinois, Missouri, Indiana, Kentucky, Virginia and even parts of the Washington, D.

Authorities in Kentucky expect the death toll of 14 to increase as they continue to search the ravaged areas. Nine of the dead were in Laurel County, where a tornado hit just before midnight on May 16, the sheriff's office said. Many more were injured there.

Severe Weather in the U.S. Advertisement Supported by In Missouri and Kentucky alone, tornadoes killed at least 25 people, officials said. The spring storm season has been a brutal one for the region.

At least 18 people died in Kentucky, seven in Missouri and two in Virginia, authorities say, as severe weather including tornadoes and hail sweeps the U.S. LONDON, Ky. — The grassy stretch ...

At least 32 people were killed in Kentucky, Missouri and Virginia after storms and tornadoes tore through the region as part of an extreme weather outbreak on May 16, "leaving behind a trail of ...

Trump weakened the understaffed National Weather Service. Some in the storms' paths wonder if those cuts contributed to the death toll.

Roofs peeled off of buildings and trees and utility lines were toppled. The fire chief says at least 20 square blocks of St. Louis were damaged.