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.

A seventh straight day of powerful thunderstorms and significant severe weather is ahead from the Midwest to Deep South.

Trump weakened understaffed National Weather Service offices. Some people in the storms' paths wonder if budget cuts contributed to the death and destruction.

Bobby and Bernice Tillman had been living in their new home for a little more than a year when it was hit by the EF-4 tornado that struck Laurel County May 16. Both were confirmed dead Saturday evening after the overnight storms Friday, two of the 19 victims of the tornadoes statewide.

A National Weather Service official said it was the deadliest tornado to ever come through the Jackson office's warning area.