The National Weather Service has confirmed that a powerful EF-4 tornado tore through southern Kentucky on Friday night, devastating communities across multiple counties.

In an update Tuesday, officials said the tornado that traveled between Pulaski and Laurel counties was an EF-4 with peak winds of 170 mph. It was on the ground for more than 55 mi

A couple from Laurel County in Kentucky is recovering in a local hospital after a possible EF-3 tornado tore through their home and ripped their arms off as they held each other through the storm.

An apparent powerful tornado tore through Russell, Pulaski and Laurel County in Kentucky late Friday night, leaving a trail of destruction and killing several.

Damaging winds, excessive rain and isolated tornadoes are all possible. Make sure you stay weather aware and have a way to receive severe weather alerts. Seek shelter if a warning is issued. A Tornado Watch has been issued for Adair, Grayson, Green and Hart counties until 11 p.m.

If you’re able to donate, volunteer, or send supplies, please do,” Reed Sheppard advises following a deadly tornado outbreak in his native Kentucky.

Neighbors in London, Kentucky are beginning the long road to recovery after their community was reduced to rubble in a tornado. The EF-4 tornado tore through an area near the London-Corbin Airport, leaving a path of destruction in its wake.

Strong security video shows several angles of the moment a powerful tornado struck the London-Corbin Airport on Friday.