A severe weather system swept through the Midwestern and Southern U.S. over the weekend, resulting in at least 28 fatalities, significantly impacting Kentucky, Missouri, and Virginia. Kentucky suffered the most severe damage, including a catastrophic tornado that caused extensive destruction and displaced many residents. Governor Andy Beshear confirmed that 19 deaths occurred in Kentucky alone. The National Weather Service warned that the hazardous weather conditions could persist, leading to more severe storms including tornadoes and flooding, particularly affecting Kentucky and parts of Missouri and Kansas.
Kentucky was hardest hit, as a catastrophic tornado in the state damaged buildings and displaced many residents. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear posted on X on Sunday that 19 people died in his state alone.
The National Weather Service (NWS) said that the severe weather in Kentucky could continue on Monday and Tuesday, with the possibility of damaging winds, hail, tornadoes, heavy rainfall, and flooding.
Kentucky, we have been through a very difficult round of severe weather that's taken a lot of lives, and unfortunately we're going to see some more severe weather in the days to come.
The area of Oklahoma, Kansas, and Texas is known as Tornado Alley because the conditions in the regionwhere cold, dry air from Canada converges with warm, humid air from the Gulf of Mexicoare often ideal for the formation of tornadoes.
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