At least one person is dead and multiple people have been injured as severe weather swept through Kentucky on Friday, authorities said.
The Washington County Sheriff’s Office reported a fatality and multiple injuries, with “severe damage” throughout the county from a possible tornado.
Seven people were injured, including four from one home, Washington County officials said.
A possible tornado was reported in Washington County on Friday, Kentucky Gov.
The county started getting emergency calls starting shortly after 7 a.m., according to Kevin Devine with Washington County Emergency Management.
Authorities said that severe weather swept through Kentucky on Friday, killing at least one person and injuring several others.
According to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, there was “severe damage” from a potential tornado throughout the county, along with several injuries and a death.
At a news briefing on Friday, Washington County Judge/Executive Tim Graves stated, “This is located in the remote part of the county, so it was a small area hit, but it was devastating.”.
According to Washington County officials, four of the seven injured came from a single residence. It was not immediately clear what their conditions were.
On Friday, Kentucky Gov. reported a possible tornado in Washington County. On social media, Andy Beshear stated that the “degree of severe weather was unexpected.”. “.”.
Emergency calls began to come in to the county just after seven in the morning. m. Kevin Devine of Washington County Emergency Management says as much.
According to Devine, the three individuals who were first reported missing—among them a 3-year-old—have all since been found. He said the other two took themselves to a hospital, while the child was taken to a nearby hospital.
He said that damage assessments are still being conducted and that several homes were damaged.
Devine said that although emergency alerts were sent to cellphones, there isn’t a tornado siren for that part of the county.
Beshear issued a warning to “be alert,” stating that more storms are predicted to hit eastern and southeastern Kentucky on Friday.
On Friday, severe storms with the potential for tornadoes, large hail, and damaging winds are expected to move from the Southeast to the Mid-Atlantic.
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