Laurel County officials say a tornado hit the community, killing at least nine. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has reported at least 14 dead.

An unstable spring weather system spawned tornadoes overnight in the U.S. Midwest and Ohio River Valley, killing at least 25 people in Kentucky and Missouri and causing widespread damage to homes and property,

Mid-May is living up to its reputation for severe weather as an active weather pattern brings the threat of strong tornadoes, damaging hail and intense, destructive wind gusts over multiple days.

You could literally hear just things ripping in the distance, glass shattering everywhere, just roaring like a freight train."

At least five people died and others were hurt after severe weather including a possible tornado swept through St. Louis, the mayor said.

A violent, tornado-spawning storm system tore across the central US, leaving at least 25 people dead in Missouri and southeastern Kentucky as it cut a path of destruction through several states.

At least 16 people have died after a storm hit the Midwest on the evening of Friday, May 16, according to multiple reports. Randall Weddle, Mayor of London, KY, told local outlet WYMT he's 'never seen anything like this.