Trees Sheared News Today

Authorities are just now assessing the damage. 70 miles northeast of mayfield, in dawson springs, kentucky, total destruction in this part of town. homes destroyed. in marshall county, kentucky, along kentucky lake, home after home reduced to piles of wood. trees sheared off, cars thrown everywhere. the entire neighborhood gone. these men standing on a home, the top sliced off. tonight, kentuckys governor describing it this way. >> the worst tornado event in the history of our commonwealth. our ...

Was. >> you cant get in the door. there is no door. >> theres no door. theres stairs but theres no door. >> we crawl in the window, the large window, which is where my daughters room was. >> inside and outside her home, tiffany and her mom found complete destruction. >> i was standing actually in the road and i was trying to find her house. i was right in front of it. it was just total devastation to see everything gone. >> what swept away tiffanys house and so many others is as stunning to see ...

Overturned, vehicles turned upside down, whole houses that look like they literally exploded, it just tells you how powerful this system was. and, yes, it was in a concentrated area, around st. louis metropolitan area, and trees sheared off, power lines down, i saw the upper portion of a roof that looked as if it had been picked up and laid to rest on the ground. theyre saying that homes were destroyed, but then right out in the yard there looked to be some play toys, childrens toys, that seemed...