The tornadoes that devastated part of the central-eastern United States on Friday night and the following night probably killed around 50 people, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said as quoted by the Washington Post.
Tornadoes and severe thunderstorms hit several states in the east-central United States on Friday evening. The US weather services issued tornado warnings for several states on Friday evening, including Arkansas, Tennessee, Missouri and Illinois.
Particularly violent phenomenon
This Saturday, December 11, at least fifty deaths are to be deplored. On social networks, many witnesses report the images of these devastating hurricanes, testifying to the violence of the phenomenon.
Violent tornado in the #Kentucky a few hours ago.
Reconnaissance will confirm it but it could be one of the most durable tornadoes in the USA, with a radar estimate of 220 miles traveled (record 219 miles). https://t.co/FGxlUxWNIB– Keraunos (@KeraunosObs) December 11, 2021
The episode appears not to be over, as more than 20 tornadoes have been reported. In an interview with local television station WLKY, picked up by the Washington Post, Andy Beshear, the governor of Kentucky said the toll could be “significantly higher than that.”
