A killer tornado tore a swath of devastation through Kentucky, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, and Tennessee. The tornadoes- also called “long track” storms- tracked across more than 200 miles, and spawned other tornadoes. Officials say that at least 70 people are dead, and the death toll is expected to rise- potentially in excess of 100. Gov Beshear called it the worst tornado in Kentucky history. Officials dubbed it the “quad state tornado.”
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“Quad state” killer tornado
The cold December air collided with a warm front and created conditions ripe for tornadoes. December is not generally the time of tornados, but the killer tornado of last night was historic in its intensity and destruction.
Last night Western Kentucky experienced some of the worst tornado damage we’ve seen, and we are urging everyone to please stay safe as there are still active cells.
I’ve been in direct contact with local leaders and emergency management officials from the communities impacted, including Mayfield. I’ve declared a state of emergency and activated the kentucky guard, and the kystatepolice, as well as assistance through KYTC.
Gov Andy Beshear
Mayfield, Kentucky was hit so hard that their 500,000 gallon water tower totally collapsed and ripped its concrete footings out of the ground. Around 110 people were trapped inside a candle factory in the town of 10,000 when the killer tornado hit and the wall collapsed. Officials called it a “mass casualty” event. The tornado in Mayfield sucked up debris to 30,000 feet – about the cruising altitude of a commerical airplane. The destruction was also widespread in towns like Bowling Green and several other towns in Kentucky.
This was a 500,000 gallon water tower in downtown Mayfield that took a direct hit from the tornado then subsequently collapsed, creating a huge crater underneath it, and pulling its concrete footers out of the ground. #kywx pic.twitter.com/Y3uWg3V3py
— ☈ Chris Jackson ☈ (@ChrisJacksonSC) December 11, 2021
BREAKING: At least 50 people killed in Mayfield, KY in ovenight tornado, per Gov. Beshear.
— Julie Dolan (@WLKYJulie) December 11, 2021
📸: Angela Robinson, @WLKY viewer pic.twitter.com/Q9dVUq9s86
WATCH: Kyanna Parsons-Perez was one of many people inside a candle factory in Mayfield when it collapsed.
— LEX 18 News (@LEX18News) December 11, 2021
"It was absolutely the most terrifying thing I've ever experienced in my life," she said. "I did not think I was gonna make it at all."
THE LATEST: https://t.co/ZW8UdHIffe pic.twitter.com/pXa6niIgSN
An Amazon warehouse in Illinois also collapsed overnight with around 100 employees inside. Many Twitter users were angry about that one, since Amazon had several hours of notification, yet continued to make employees work. At least 6 amazon employees were killed (Fox).
In Edwardsville, Illinois, two people were killed when a tornado ripped off the roof and a wall about the length of a football field collapsed at an Amazon distribution center Friday night, Edwardsville Police Chief Mike Fillback told The Associated Press. Workers were trapped in the building as emergency responders arrived and evacuated up to 100 people. An employee at the warehouse told a local news station that he saw people under debris and cars tossed into a retention pond.
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This is all that's left of an Amazon warehouse in Illinois after a tornado struck the building, in what's being described as a 'mass casualty event' by officials.
— Channel 4 News (@Channel4News) December 11, 2021
Several tornadoes struck a number of US states overnight, with reports of more than 50 people killed. pic.twitter.com/AG2RDadwb3
Massive mesocyclone with a wedge #tornado below approaching Hayti, MO, sadly causing substantial damage. This is the longest track tornado I have ever chased, but could not keep up it across the four states. More tornado warnings in western TN pic.twitter.com/ru6T1YTi5j
— Reed Timmer (@ReedTimmerAccu) December 11, 2021
In Monette, AR the killer tornadoes struck a nursing home.
Here is the wedge #tornado as it was entering Monette, AR last night. The tornado then constricted as it approached and crossed the MS River after I-55, and seemed to be even stronger in western KY. pic.twitter.com/SN1AuRVM3Q
— Reed Timmer (@ReedTimmerAccu) December 11, 2021
I almost didn’t post this. But this shows you first hand the scene at the Monette Arkansas Nursing home just moments after the #tornado impacted them. It’s hard stuff to watch but it’s the reality we face. #arwx pray for Monette and all the others impacted 🙏 pic.twitter.com/fj2iw3jKiH
— Jordan Hall (@JordanHallWX) December 11, 2021
Samburg, TN got blasted from this tornado.
— Noah Bergren (@NbergWX) December 11, 2021
We are told a search and rescue continues this afternoon on Reelfoot Lake for a missing man.#tnwx @NWSMemphis pic.twitter.com/aFzBSnj6Sm
States contacted Biden about disaster declaration funds, and he promised the necessary funds.
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