An RV was overturned, with a tree on top of it, in the Sunshine Hills area of Laurel County after significant overnight storms on May 17, 2025.
Tasha Poullard
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Multiple dead following severe weather in KY
A violent storm system ripped across Kentucky, destroying homes, businesses and at least one church. Multiple fatalities have been confirmed.
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Deadly storms ripped across the southern part of Kentucky overnight, with 14 deaths and at least one unconfirmed tornado reported, according to state officials.
The number of deaths could grow as search and rescue operations continue on Saturday.
The storm system began in Missouri on Friday afternoon and leveled homes, businesses, airport hangars and more structures as it moved into Kentucky overnight and into the early hours of Saturday. Nearly 100,000 customers were without power on Saturday morning, according to poweroutage.us, a website tracking outages across the country.
Severe damage was reported in Laurel County, where multiple fatalities and at least one unconfirmed tornado were reported according to the Sheriff’s Office. Pulaski County also bore the brunt of damages.
See photos of the damage.
An RV was overturned, with a tree on top of it, in the Sunshine Hills area of Laurel County after significant overnight storms on May 17, 2025. Tasha Poullard
Jennifer Adams and her neighbor look through the remains of Adams’ house, which was ripped off its foundation by significant storms and a presumed tornado in the Sunshine Hills area of Laurel County early May 17, 2025. Linda Blackford lblackford@herald-leader.com
The Sunshine Hills neighborhood of Laurel County had significant damage from overnight storms and a potential tornado overnight May 17, 2025. Linda Blackford
The Sunshine Hills neighborhood of Laurel County had significant damage from overnight storms and a potential tornado overnight May 17, 2025. Tasha Poullard
The Sunshine Hills area of Laurel County was hammered by severe storms and a presumed tornado early May 17, 2025. Linda Blackford
The Sunshine Hills area of Laurel County was hammered by severe storms and a presumed tornado early May 17, 2025. Linda Blackford
The Sunshine Hills area of Laurel County was hit hard by storms and a presumed tornado early Saturday, May 17, 2025. Linda Blackford
A residential airport behind the London airport was hit hard by severe storms and a presumed tornado early Saturday, May 17, 2025. John Cheves
The Sunshine Hills area of Laurel County was hit hard by storms and a presumed tornado early May 17, 2025. Tasha Poullard
The Sunshine Hills area of Laurel County was hit hard by storms and a presumed tornado early May 17, 2025. Tasha Poullard
The Sunshine Hills neighborhood of Laurel County had significant damage from overnight storms and a potential tornado overnight May 17, 2025. Tasha Poullard
The Sunshine Hills neighborhood of Laurel County had significant damage from overnight storms and a potential tornado overnight May 17, 2025. Linda Blackford
A church was damaged at the intersection of U.S. 27 and Parkers Mill Road in Somerset after significant overnight storms May 17, 2025. Bill Estep
A business off Parkers Mill Road in southern Somerset was damaged after significant overnight storm damage on May 17, 2025. Bill Estep
A Lutheran church and Baxter’s Coffee at U.S. 27 and Parkers Mill Road in Somerset was damaged after significant overnight storms on May 17, 2025. Bill Estep
A Lutheran church was damaged at the intersection of U.S. 27 and Parkers Mill Road in Somerset after significant overnight storms May 17, 2025. Bill Estep
A Lutheran church was damaged at the intersection of U.S. 27 and Parkers Mill Road in Somerset after significant overnight storms May 17, 2025. Bill Estep
This story was originally published May 17, 2025 at 9:53 AM.
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