Posted on 05/17/2025 7:39:09 PM PDT by Morgana
A supercell band of tornadoes cut a path of destruction through the Ohio Valley late Friday, leaving at least 21 people dead in Kentucky and Missouri, authorities reported Saturday.
Hardest hit was Laurel County, where nine of the state’s fourteen deaths were reported by public safety officials. As of Saturday morning, the state remained in its rescue phase with five counties under a declared state of emergency and 100,000 without power.
In Missouri, authorities reported seven people have lost their lives and dozens were injured after twisters caused heavy damage, significantly impacting the St. Louis metro area.
A storm chaser near Morganfield, Kentucky caught one of the twisters on video.
Another YouTuber posted video of an angry twister lit by lightening as it was hitting London in Laurel County.
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I believe the death toll is now 31 total
20+ fatalities here
Video of the London - Somerset Tornado
Deadly tornado hits London and Somerset, KY
https://rumble.com/v6ti4gx-deadly-tornado-hits-london-and-somerset-ky.html
Wow
prayers up for these families
Just horrible.
Wow. Big, nasty, well formed funnel cloud in the dark.
On the ground report, by myself. At least 2 tornados. The one that went over me at Richmond Heights, then hit the North end of Clayton hard on the ground then went north and east. Then there is all sorts of direct damage hits over in the Forest Park area, roofs, trees, windows, brick structures. The NWS will call it what they may. But based on the distance on a northward front. 5 miles apart. We got a two for, which never happens in St Louis. They always go to the South West. I went outside to watch it. Wisconsin farm kid thing. It went directly over me. I was on Brentwood at the time and it was not officially on the ground. OK
Prayers!!!
I know these areas.
I used to live in Webster Groves when I was a kid.
Then later I lived in the central west end, not far from Barnes Hosp and Forest Park.
The area back then was really nice, not so sure about now though.
My dad’s house was in Ferguson, sure glad he sold that when he retired...
Well, if it had been “on the ground” by NWS criteria, if you were outside and directly under it, you likely would not have stayed on the ground. You’d also be fortunate to be posting about it. :-)
I can’t claim anything quite so dramatic, tho’ I do concur on the rural attitude. Sort of. I got started by being merely a 10-year-old in the basement of a house being destroyed by a tornado... As the roar subsided, I wanted to go out and see the storm. It picked back up a bit for a moment, and Mom yanked me back.
Prayers up - been through a tornado and it’s incredible what they can do - but I think I would have left out the “...video of an angry twister...” sentence...
On the ground report, by myself. At least 2 tornados. The one that went over me at Richmond Heights, then hit the North end of Clayton hard on the ground then went north and east. Then there is all sorts of direct damage hits over in the Forest Park area, roofs, trees, windows, brick structures. The NWS will call it what they may. But based on the distance on a northward front. 5 miles apart. We got a two for, which never happens in St Louis. They always go to the South West. I went outside to watch it. Wisconsin farm kid thing. It went directly over me. I was on Brentwood at the time and it was not officially on the ground. OK
Thank you.
We were getting severe thunderstorms here about 60 miles away and so we were watching the TV weather, which had cut into the normal programming.
The weathermen could tell from the radar that a tornado was forming and had pinpointed the location and urged people to take shelter.
But it was past midnight, and many had probably just gone to bed thinking it was just another thunderstorm.
Have been thru several twisters when I grew up in StLouis burbs. So, uhh, it is practice in that entire area that houses have basements. Wut? Builders have quit that, $$?
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