At least 30 tornadoes were reported overnight across Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, Mississippi and Tennessee
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— CNN (@CNN) December 11, 2021
We’ve got to stop these cow farts.
Or, you know… do something about the wealth gap that means that such huge numbers of people are forced to live in mobile homes.
RT:
In Kentucky alone, a series of powerful tornados claimed more than 70 lives, according to the governor. Numerous deaths have also been reported elsewhere in the Midwest.
Governor Andy Beshear told local media on Saturday that the death toll may be up to 100, after a powerful twister leveled a candle factory in the town of Mayfield, with dozens of workers inside at the time disaster struck.
A tremendous amount at damage from the deadly tornado the hit Mayfield, KY. I’ll be reporting live starting at 6:00am eastern on @weatherchannel. #KYwx #tornado #tornadooutbreak pic.twitter.com/g2XasZe5FG
— Charles Peek (@CharlesPeekWX) December 11, 2021
Beshear described Friday night as “one of the toughest nights in Kentucky history,” adding that “some areas have been hit in ways that are hard to put into words.” Local authorities believe this weekend’s storms could end up being more devastating than the 1974 tornado outbreak that killed 71 people.
Beshear declared a state of emergency overnight, calling in the National Guard to help deal with the aftermath, and also urged the federal government to declare a state of emergency. In Graves County, the hardest-hit area in the state, the tornado battered the local courthouse and nearby prison. The authorities have sent “two tractor-trailers filled with water” to secure the area’s drinking water supply.
The massive destruction in Kentucky was caused by several of the 24 tornadoes that were reported across five states – Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, and Tennessee. The storms are expected to continue over the weekend, moving eastward, likely affecting major cities like Nashville, Memphis, and Shreveport.
Don’t let them tell you this is some new cow fart related phenomenon.
It’s not.
This has always happened, and if the destruction is worse now it is literally because of cheaper buildings, including, again, the trailers that much of the South lives in.
An Amazon warehouse is just a shitty barn made out of cheap aluminum and bits of Chinese plastic.
This is all that's left of an Amazon warehouse in Illinois after a tornado struck the building, in what's being described as a 'mass casualty event' by officials.
Several tornadoes struck a number of US states overnight, with reports of more than 50 people killed. pic.twitter.com/AG2RDadwb3
— Channel 4 News (@Channel4News) December 11, 2021
Like, no one would have died in this church.
Photo shows extensive damage to church in Mayfield, Kentucky, as tornadoes devastated the region. https://t.co/w0gZmLE6NK pic.twitter.com/pP0mDrdwnk
— ABC News (@ABC) December 11, 2021
But yeah, not gonna lie.
This is some pretty serious shit.
I left OKC at noon on an impulse after all the morning data suggested today might over preform, I somehow managed to make it in time for what might be one of the most prolific tornadoes I’ve intercepted in 15 years of chasing. VIDEO LINK – https://t.co/pRVNwY9rji pic.twitter.com/cNINS1u7DJ
— Max Olson (@MesoMax919) December 11, 2021
Tornados nocturnos golpearon Kentucky, en EEUU: las autoridades confirmaron que hay al menos 50 muertoshttps://t.co/n8N9qfYZnp pic.twitter.com/ENqN0XjBnE
— DiarioNeuquino (@DiarioNeuquino) December 11, 2021
"Nothing left."
Video shows utter devastation after tornadoes tear through Kentucky, leaving at least 50 dead. https://t.co/SqAqtO3MT0 pic.twitter.com/hJlUgzIC6P
— ABC News (@ABC) December 11, 2021
Funnest part is going to be Brandon’s response.