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NBC News
17-05-2025
- Climate
- NBC News
At least 25 dead as tornadoes and thunderstorms devastate parts of Kentucky, Missouri
At least 25 people have perished in severe weather that swept across Missouri and Kentucky over the weekend, authorities said. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said the number of weather-related fatalities — he attributed them to a single tornado initially believed to have touched down at EF3 strength overnight — had risen from 14 to 18 by late Saturday afternoon. "It has taken far too many lives," Beshear said. "Homes that there isn't a single wall standing. Homes that have all four walls yet lost the person inside." The governor said 17 of the fatalities were in Laurel County and one was from Pulaski County. One of the deceased was a Laurel County firefighter, Beshear said. Officials in Missouri reported seven weather-related fatalities since Friday, including five in St. Louis County and two in Scott County. Beshear vowed that the state's resources are being deployed to help Kentuckians affected by the severe weather. He said 10 people remained in critical condition after suffering weather-related injuries in Kentucky. A spokesperson for St. Louis Children's Hospital and Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri, said the facilities received over 60 patients in total, with the children's facility treating 15 and Barnes-Jewish seeing more than 50. Two of the patients at Children's Hospital were in critical condition. All others have been discharged, the spokesperson said on Saturday. Most of the patients at Barnes-Jewish have been discharged or will be soon, the spokesperson said. St. Louis Mayor Cara Spencer said the severe weather, including two reported tornadoes in the area on Friday, affected an estimated 5,000 buildings in the city. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem said in a statement on Saturday that she has spoken with the governors of Missouri, Kentucky, and Illinois and offered them "federal resources and action for the deadly tornadoes and storms." "We discussed how while emergency management is best led by local authorities, we reinforced that DHS stands ready to take immediate action to offer resources and support," Noem said. The severe weather was the result of an east-moving system of unstable air set off by a clash of warmth to the south and west and a cooler front to the north, federal forecasters said. The National Weather Service said 28 tornadoes were reported on Friday. More than 63,000 utility customers in Missouri and 58,000 in Kentucky were without power on Saturday, according to utility tracker
Business Recorder
17-05-2025
- Climate
- Business Recorder
At least 16 killed, dozens injured as suspected tornadoes hit Missouri and Kentucky, NBC reports
At least 16 people were killed when severe weather, including possible tornadoes, swept through parts of Missouri and Kentucky from Friday into Saturday morning, NBC News reported on Saturday. A tornado ripped through St. Louis, Missouri, on Friday, damaging 5,000 properties as it tore off roofs. It also knocked down power lines and swept through a major thoroughfare during rush-hour traffic, officials said. Five people were killed in St. Louis, and two others in Scott County, in southeastern Missouri, according to officials, the NBC report said. 'Our city is grieving tonight,' St. Louis Mayor Cara Spencer, who was sworn in a month ago, told reporters. 'The loss of life and the destruction is truly, truly horrendous.' A spokesperson for both St. Louis Children's Hospital and Barnes-Jewish Hospital told NBC news that at least 35 injured people had been admitted to the facilities, with the children's facility receiving 15 and Barnes-Jewish taking in at least 20, possibly 30 who were injured as a result of the severe weather. At least 40 killed in weekend US tornadoes The city imposed a curfew from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. (0200-1100 GMT) in two police districts where most of the damage took place to prevent injuries from dangerous debris and reduce the potential for looting. At the time of the deadly twister, a hazardous weather advisory was in effect for eastern Missouri, including the St. Louis area, warning of severe thunderstorms through early Friday evening, and a tornado watch posted for areas immediately to the southeast. The National Weather Service said thunderstorms were widespread across portions of the Mississippi, Tennessee and Ohio Valleys on Friday, along with the potential for heavy rains and flash flooding. About 500 first responders, including 17 search teams, were deployed, and early indications suggested the number of injured was relatively small considering the overall damage, Fire Chief Dennis Jenkerson said. The National Weather Service reported at least half a dozen tornadoes touching down in Missouri and neighboring Illinois and other severe weather stretching all the way to the Atlantic Coast, including another tornado in New Jersey.
