{"id":1110331,"date":"2021-12-11T22:59:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-12T03:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1110331"},"modified":"2021-12-11T22:59:02","modified_gmt":"2021-12-12T03:59:02","slug":"death-toll-rises-after-severe-tornado-storms-devastation-unlike-anything-i-have-ever-seen-in-my-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/death-toll-rises-after-severe-tornado-storms-devastation-unlike-anything-i-have-ever-seen-in-my-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Death Toll Rises After Severe Tornado Storms: \u2018Devastation Unlike Anything I Have Ever Seen In My Life\u2019"},"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\">34<\/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%2Fdeath-toll-rises-after-severe-tornado-storms-devastation-unlike-anything-i-have-ever-seen-in-my-life%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=1110331&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--><p>Officials said late on Saturday that more than 80 people have died as a result of dozens of tornadoes that ravaged several Midwest and southern states late on Friday night and early Saturday morning as rescue efforts remain ongoing for those still trapped in collapsed structures.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGov. Andy Beshear of Kentucky said that at least 70 had been killed, and the state\u2019s death toll could increase to more than 100,\u201d The New York Times <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2021\/12\/11\/us\/tornadoes-midwest-south\">reported<\/a>. \u201cOfficials said that at least six people had been killed at an Amazon warehouse in Illinois, four had died in Tennessee and two had died in Arkansas.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At least 30 tornadoes were reported throughout Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee. The largest tornado that struck the region tore through more than 220 miles in Kentucky.<\/p>\n<p>Beshear said that the devastation was \u201cunlike anything I have ever seen in my life\u201d and he predicted that the number of deaths counted by the end of the day could go well over 100 before the end of the day.<\/p>\n<p>Hundreds of thousands of homes were left without power, including 136,000+ in Tennessee, approximately 60,000 in Kentucky, 25,000+ in Arkansas, roughly 24,000 in Illinois, and nearly 10,000 in Missouri.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the most devastating scenes included a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/amazon-warehouse-in-illinois-collapses-during-severe-storm-fatalities-confirmed-dozens-trapped\">collapsed Amazon warehouse<\/a>&nbsp;and a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/candle-factory-destroyed-by-tornadoes-in-kentucky-trapping-more-than-100-people-inside\">candle factory that was destroyed<\/a>&nbsp;with more than 100 people inside.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The most intense damage I have found in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Mayfield?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Mayfield<\/a>. The entire path in the town is less than 2% of the total path length. Homes with only slabs remaining. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tornado?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tornado<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/wxtwitter?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#wxtwitter<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nXxoxNBVhY\">pic.twitter.com\/nXxoxNBVhY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 WxChasing- Brandon Clement (@bclemms) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bclemms\/status\/1469700003128033284?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 11, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Dawson Springs, Ky is 70 miles away from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Mayfield?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Mayfield<\/a> and was also devastated by the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tornado?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tornado<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WX?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WX<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kBwBxcxURi\">pic.twitter.com\/kBwBxcxURi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 WxChasing- Brandon Clement (@bclemms) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bclemms\/status\/1469815153780793347?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 11, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This pretty much sums it up in :19. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Mayfield?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Mayfield<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MayfieldTornado?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MayfieldTornado<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/KyWx?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#KyWx<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WX?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WX<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IcPL4XGtPS\">pic.twitter.com\/IcPL4XGtPS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 WxChasing- Brandon Clement (@bclemms) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bclemms\/status\/1469662822795816968?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 11, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>This is a developing news story; refresh the page for updates.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Officials said late on Saturday that more than 80 people have died as a result of dozens of tornadoes that ravaged several Midwest and southern states late on Friday night and early Saturday morning as rescue efforts remain ongoing for those still trapped in collapsed structures.\u201cGov. Andy Beshear of Kentucky said that at least 70 had been killed, and the state\u2019s death toll could increase to more than 100,\u201d The New York Times reported. \u201cOfficials said that at least six people had been killed at an Amazon warehouse in Illinois, four had died in Tennessee and two had died in Arkansas.\u201dAt least 30 tornadoes were reported throughout Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee. The largest tornado that struck the region tore through more than 220 miles in Kentucky.Beshear said that the devastation was \u201cunlike anything I have ever seen in my life\u201d and he predicted that the number of deaths counted by the end of the day could go well over 100 before the end of the day.Hundreds of thousands of homes were left without power, including 136,000+ in Tennessee, approximately 60,000 in Kentucky, 25,000+ in Arkansas, roughly 24,000 in Illinois, and nearly 10,000 in Missouri.Some of the most devastating scenes included a\u00a0collapsed Amazon warehouse\u00a0and a\u00a0candle factory that was destroyed\u00a0with more than 100 people inside.The most intense damage I have found in #Mayfield. The entire path in the town is less than 2% of the total path length. Homes with only slabs remaining. #Tornado #wxtwitter pic.twitter.com\/nXxoxNBVhY\u2014 WxChasing- Brandon Clement (@bclemms) December 11, 2021Dawson Springs, Ky is 70 miles away from #Mayfield and was also devastated by the #Tornado #WX pic.twitter.com\/kBwBxcxURi\u2014 WxChasing- Brandon Clement (@bclemms) December 11, 2021This pretty much sums it up in :19. #Mayfield #MayfieldTornado #KyWx #WX pic.twitter.com\/IcPL4XGtPS\u2014 WxChasing- Brandon Clement (@bclemms) December 11, 2021This is a developing news story; refresh the page for updates.The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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