LONDON, Ky. — The massive EF-4 tornado that killed 19 people in Kentucky last Friday tore through three counties leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. According to the National Weather Service (NWS) in Jackson, the tornado was nearly a mile wide and had peak wind speeds of 170 mph.

A deadly severe weather outbreak spawned at least one tornado in 22 states from May 15 - 21. Among the hardest hit states were Kentucky, Missouri, Oklahoma and Wisconsin.

Kentucky residents impacted by deadly tornadoes will likely have to turn to a weakened Federal Emergency Management Agency to aid recovery.

Roughly 1,000 EKU students are from Laurel and Pulaski counties, but University President Dr. David McFaddin said the tragedy affects the whole school.

The force of 170 mph winds from a cataclysmic tornado in Kentucky literally ripped a married couple apart as they clung to each other — horrifically tearing off one arm from each victim.

The nonprofit Mission Mules of North Carolina is helping survivors of deadly tornadoes that devastated parts of Kentucky on Friday.

By now, you’ve seen the picture of Mark Pope standing on top of a roof helping clean up damage from Friday’s deadly tornado in southern Kentucky; today, we got the story behind it. During his interview with Matt Jones on Kentucky Sports Radio,

After deadly flooding in the commonwealth last month, President Donald Trump approved a request for FEMA assistance about two weeks after the disaster.

The move would help get federal assistance moving into Kentucky to help people who saw damage to their homes after deadly tornadoes and severe weather last week. There have been reports of FEMA being on the ground, so WBIR 10News spoke with some people who live in the area.