Kentucky warns of more severe weather after US storms kill 14 Yahoo! Voices
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(Reuters)–KentuckygovernorAndyBesheardeclaredastateemergencyearlyonMondayaftertornado-spawningthunderstormsswepttheU.S.SouthernPlainsandOzarks,killingatleast14peopleandwreckinghundredsofbuildingsasforecasterswarnedofmoresevereweather.
“Severeweathercontinuestomovethroughthecommonwealthwithmultiplereportsofwinddamageandtornadoes,”BeshearsaidinapostonX.
Atleastsevenpeopleperishedandnearly100wereinjuredonSaturdaynightwhenapowerfultornadostruckcommunitiesinnorthTexasneartheOklahomaborder,GovernorGregAbbottsaidatanewsconferencethenextday.
OnSunday,asstormsshiftedtothenortheast,unleashingmoreextremeweatheracrosstheU.S.heartland,alandscaperwaskilledbyatreetoppledinwindsthatgustedto80milesperhourinLouisville,Kentucky,policesaid.
TheWeatherServicewarnedofadditionalstormsmovingthroughtheOhioandTennesseevalleys,bringingamixofdamagingwinds,largehailandmoretornadoes,aswellasheavydownpourscapableoftriggeringf
