{"id":1109063,"date":"2021-12-11T13:58:56","date_gmt":"2021-12-11T18:58:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1109063"},"modified":"2021-12-11T13:58:59","modified_gmt":"2021-12-11T18:58:59","slug":"reports-at-least-50-dead-in-kentucky-as-at-least-30-tornadoes-rampaged-through-5-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reports-at-least-50-dead-in-kentucky-as-at-least-30-tornadoes-rampaged-through-5-states\/","title":{"rendered":"Reports: At Least 50 Dead in Kentucky as &#039;at Least&#039; 30 Tornadoes Rampaged Through 5 States"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Freports-at-least-50-dead-in-kentucky-as-at-least-30-tornadoes-rampaged-through-5-states%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1109063&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/tornado-damage-mayfield-kentucky-rescuers-AP-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Tornadoes and severe weather ripped through western Kentucky and neighboring states late-night Friday, leaving more than 50 dead, according to reports.<\/p>\n<p>At minimum 30 tornadoes were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/us\/live-news\/kentucky-tornado-midwest-south-storms\/index.html?utm_content=2021-12-11T13%3A25%3A04&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twCNN&amp;utm_term=link\">reported<\/a> in&nbsp;\u201cArkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, Mississippi and Tennessee,\u201d according to CNN.&nbsp;In Kentucky alone, Gov. Andy Beshear (D) said at least 50 were <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/50-dead-tornadoes-devastate-kentucky\/story?id=81672801\">killed<\/a>, ABC News reports.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"11.413043478261\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Dramatic video shows a huge, possible tornado reaching Hickman, Kentucky after churning through Monette, Arkansas.<\/p>\n<p>At least 50 people died in Kentucky as tornadoes hit parts of the state. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/guTns5FiCY\">https:\/\/t.co\/guTns5FiCY<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0FHIwo0TDR\">pic.twitter.com\/0FHIwo0TDR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ABC News (@ABC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ABC\/status\/1469659842264641540?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 11, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThis is going to be some of the worst tornado damage that we\u2019ve seen in a long time,\u201d Gov. Andy Beshear (D) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlky.com\/article\/western-kentucky-tornado-mayfield-bowling-green-weather-beshear\/38490463\">said<\/a> early Saturday, per WLKY. \u201cThis is likely to be the most severe tornado outbreak in our state\u2019s history.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One tornado <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/tornadoes-kentucky-illinois-arkansas-severe-weather-67b9acfb9d83e2e7139ae9de01618a21\">tore<\/a> through a candle factory in Mayfield, Kentucky, where many are feared to be dead, according to the Associated Press (AP).<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"9.6629213483146\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Drone video from Western Ky state Senator Whitney Westerfield, capturing daylight video from damage to the courthouse in downtown <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Mayfield?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Mayfield<\/a>, Kentucky from Friday&#8217;s overnight tornadoes. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/l0g6JEiMVA\">pic.twitter.com\/l0g6JEiMVA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mario Anderson (@MarioAndersonTV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarioAndersonTV\/status\/1469676730105446400?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 11, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span> \u201cThere were about 110 people in it at the time that the tornado hit it,\u201d Beshear said, per the AP. \u201cWe believe our death toll from this event will exceed 50 Kentuckians and probably end up 70 to 100.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s very hard, really tough, and we\u2019re praying for each and every one of those families,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n<p><span>Beshear stated the tornado stayed on the ground for 227 miles following touchdown, according to WLKY.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"14.039886039886\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Nearly 97 years ago, the longest tornado in American history happened in the Local 6 area.<\/p>\n<p>Just last night in 2021, just over an hour drive southward, we may have broken that record.<\/p>\n<p>The 2 longest tornadoes in U.S. history have now occurred under 2 hours distance of each other. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/a00RpnJQD1\">pic.twitter.com\/a00RpnJQD1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Noah Bergren (@NbergWX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NbergWX\/status\/1469671419588055040?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 11, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p><span>\u201cThat makes that single tornado likely to eclipse the track of the current record holding 1925 tri-state tornado as the longest tornado in terms of touchdown time in the entire nation\u2019s history,\u201d according to the outlet.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>At least one died after extreme weather rampaged through an Amazon factory in Edwardsville, Illinois, which is situated 25 east of St. Louis, the AP reports, citing Fire Chief Mike Fillback.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"12.25\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is all that&#8217;s left of an Amazon warehouse in Illinois after a tornado struck the building, in what&#8217;s being described as a &#8216;mass casualty event&#8217; by officials.<\/p>\n<p>Several tornadoes struck a number of US states overnight, with reports of more than 50 people killed. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AG2RDadwb3\">pic.twitter.com\/AG2RDadwb3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Channel 4 News (@Channel4News) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News\/status\/1469651862668386306?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 11, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The factory\u2019s roof collapsed, and a wall about 100-yeards in length crumbled to the ground. Two victims were helicoptered to St. Louis area hospitals, Fillback said, but he did not know the condition of the victims nor did he know what hospitals they were taken to, according to the AP.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"10.570469798658\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BREAKING?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BREAKING<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Law enforcement has confirmed several people are dead as a result of the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AmazonWarehouse?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AmazonWarehouse<\/a> collapse in Edwardsville, IL. <\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ll have live reports on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KMOV?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KMOV<\/a> at 5 and 6 this morning. <\/p>\n<p>Photo credit: St. Clair Co. EMA <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vYnBLw7yqi\">pic.twitter.com\/vYnBLw7yqi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jenna Rae (@journalismjenna) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/journalismjenna\/status\/1469612946036867072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 11, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B4\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>The AP reports:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"15\">\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-61 Component-p-0-2-52\">It wasn\u2019t immediately clear whether the damage was caused by straight-line storms or a tornado, but the National Weather Service office near St. Louis reported \u201cradar-confirmed tornadoes\u201d in the Edwardsville area at around the time of the collapse.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-61 Component-p-0-2-52\">About 30 people who were in the building were taken by bus to the police station in nearby Pontoon Beach for evaluation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-61 Component-p-0-2-52\">Early Saturday, rescue crews were still sorting through the rubble. Fillback said the process could take several more hours. Cranes and backhoes were brought in to help move debris.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-61 Component-p-0-2-52\">One was killed, and two were injured from building collapses some 30 miles west of St. Louis near the towns of Defiance and New Melle, the AP reports.<\/p>\n<p>In Monette, Arkansas, the Monette Manor nursing home saw one death and extreme damage as 20 were trapped inside the building, Craighead County Judge Marvin Day told the AP.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"9.5382059800664\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Please pray for everyone here. Over two dozen reports of tornadoes from Arkansas through Kentucky, Tennessee and Illinois. Deaths already reported with catastrophic damage. Possibly one of the worst December outbreaks in history. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qfXbIsY2F2\">https:\/\/t.co\/qfXbIsY2F2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Janice Dean (@JaniceDean) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JaniceDean\/status\/1469579511964516352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 11, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Five were seriously injured, and others endured minor injuries. Another nursing home in Truman, which is about 20 miles away, was severely damaged, but no injures have been reported, the AP reports. Residents were evacuated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tornadoes and severe weather ripped through western Kentucky and neighboring states late-night Friday, leaving more than 50 dead, according to reports. At minimum 30 tornadoes were reported in\u00a0\u201cArkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1109063","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1109063","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1109063"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1109063\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1109063"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1109063"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1109063"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}