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WEHT Evansville on MSNNational Weather Service releases details of Morganfield tornadoThe National Weather Service has released the details of the tornado that swept through Morganfield Friday. A release obtained by Eyewitness News says an EF3 tornado hit Morganfield leaving four people with injuries.
Volunteers are out en masse helping people recover from tornado damage in Kentucky as another round of strong storms looms.
Preliminary storm surveys from the National Weather Service have confirmed significant tornado damage across multiple Kentucky counties following the recent severe weather outbreak.
Monday night into Tuesday could be the worst for the severe storms, predicts the National Weather Service. Tornadoes may be in the forecast.
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.
The storm was the latest severe weather to cause deaths and widespread damage in Kentucky. Two months ago at least 24 people died in a round of storms that swelled creeks and submerged roads.
Gov. Andy Beshear declared a state of emergency as a slew of Kentucky counties are under a tornado watch into Friday night.