Meteorologists with the NWS Paducah office have also confirmed several tornadoes in its region the afternoon and evening of May 16. Three tornadoes impacted western Kentucky, including an EF-3 tornado in Morganfield with winds of 155 mph, an EF-2 tornado in Allegre and an EF-2 tornado in Casky.

As a powerful tornado moved toward Laurel County late Friday, Zach Wilson drove through the storms to get to his parents. Inside their home, David and Edwina Wilson were hoping to get to the bathtub before the tornado hit.

Families hunkered down in their bathrooms and emerged to find their homes gone when a deadly tornado barreled through the community of London, Kentucky, on Friday, leaving behind only foundations

He paused the concert again when a sign waving in the air stole his attention away from his duties onstage. After inquiring about the sign, he learned it was made to honor the commonwealth communities in Kentucky that were devastated by tornadoes over the weekend.

In London, Ky., the scope of the destruction from a tornado that killed 19 in the state was coming into view as residents tried to process the disaster.

Two days after deadly tornadoes tore through southern Kentucky, devastated communities are beginning the painful process of picking up the pieces.

Dozens of people lost their lives after tornadoes swept through Kentucky and Missouri over the weekend as the communities impacted were forced to grapple

This number could increase as the National Weather Service surveys areas impacted by the severe storms that hit the state Friday.

More severe storms are expected to roll across the central U.S. this week following the weather-related deaths of more than two dozen people