LATEST: At least 50 dead as tornadoes devastate Kentucky
ABC News Chief Meteorologist Ginger Zee discusses the formation of snowstorms, along with annual snowfall amounts.A devastating tornado outbreak in western Kentucky has claimed the lives of at least 50 people, according to Gov. Andy Beshear.
One tornado was on the ground for 200 miles, he said, devastating towns like Mayfield and Princeton late Friday. At least four tornadoes tore through western Kentucky. In southern Illinois, in Edwardsville, an Amazon distribution warehouse was hit by an apparent tornado, causing massive damage to the facility, officials said. Officials there confirmed an unknown number of fatalities.First responders surround a damaged Amazon Distribution Center on Dec. 10, 2021, in Edwardsville, Ill. According to reports, the Distribution Center was struck by a tornado Friday night.
Shortly before 7 p.m. local time, a"large and extremely dangerous tornado" was confirmed near Jonesboro, Arkansas, moving northeast at 60 mph, according to the National Weather Service.In Monette, Arkansas, one person was killed at a nursing home when a suspected tornado moved through Friday night, Craighead County, Arkansas, Judge Marvin Day told. Authorities had initially said two people were killed. Five others suffered serious injuries.
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