In 2021, a historic tornado outbreak produced the deadliest storm in Kentucky history
A record-breaking late-season weather system unleashed a series of devastating tornadoes across the American Heartland in 2021, resulting in the deadliest storm event in Kentucky's history and tragic losses for local communities.
On the night of December 10, 2021, an unprecedented late-season tornado outbreak tore through the Central and Southern United States. A single 'quad-state' supercell tracked for hundreds of miles, spawning a massive tornado that claimed 57 lives in Kentucky alone. This catastrophe surpassed the state's previous record for storm fatalities set in 1890.
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