Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear declared a state of emergency early on May 27.
ARKANSAS - Tornado-spawning thunderstorms that swept the US Southern Plains and Ozarks have killed at least 21 people as of May 27 morning across four states and wrecked hundreds of buildings, with forecasters warning of more severe weather.includes at least eight fatalities in Arkansas, seven in Texas, four in Kentucky and two in Oklahoma, according to tallies by state emergency authorities.
“It was a tough night for our people,” the Kentucky governor said on social media platform X on May 27. He later said in a press briefing that “devastating storms” had hit almost the entire state. Officials said 100 state highways and roads were damaged by the storms. Late on May 26, Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders said the state had at least eight deaths after the storms. A resident in Arkansas suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease died due to lack of oxygen when the power went out.
In some areas, restoring power could take days, Beshear, the Kentucky governor said in a news briefing on May 27.
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