ABC News' Kelly McCarthy and Dan Peck contributed to this report. Each of these states sees 15 or more tornadoes in the average May. As I mentioned, some structures simply are more vulnerable to tornadoes than others. While the southern into central Plains . One of Kentucky's most violent storms to have occurred later in the year was a multiple-vortex tornado that destroyed over 150 buildings in Hopkins County on Nov. 15, 2005, according to NWS. The Most Common Georgia Natural Disasters & Where They Hit Our conversation has been condensed and edited. Forecasters warned people should avoid being outside in forested areas and around trees and branches. This is another month which tends to target the northeast U.S. Perhaps the most notable thing about July is that giganto-state of Texas doesnt show up on the top list. So these types of buildings are fairly prone to collapse in on themselves when theyre hit with extremely strong winds. Among the at least 70 people believed to have been killed in western Kentucky, dozens were at a candle factory in Mayfield, according to Gov. The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for much of Kentucky, including Louisville, on Thursday night. And having to deal with both the beauty of these phenomena while they are actively hurting and killing people, its a very weird emotional place to be. On that front, this one was a particular blockbuster. A tornado and deadly storm system ripped through Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee, Missouri, and into part of Illinois on Friday night -- destroying buildings, leaving at least four people dead and . Severe weather leaves 10 dead, storm brings power outages for hundreds We just had this major, traumatic event. ALSO SEEING THAT IN OLDHAM COUNTY. Thunderstorms overnight produced an outbreak of tornadoes as the storm moved from Arkansas and Missouri into Tennessee and Kentucky, a state that was slammed by at least four tornadoes. Tornado Alley is a loosely defined area of the central United States and Canada where tornadoes are most frequent. So far this year, the days that reported the highest number of tornadoes were in March, May and July, a National Weather Service tally shows. Shelby County Emergency Services reported "no substantial damage reports," though there was flooding in the area, according to a Facebook post. August is kind of like a deflated July. New Hampshire is a state in the US located in the New England region. Kentucky tornadoes: All occupants at candle factory accounted for Are they being affected in any way by climate change? All see more than two tornadoes during the month. A powerful supercell thunderstorm traveled more than 200 miles, from Arkansas to Kentucky, and likely spawned several massive tornadoes. Again, though, notice the rarity of those December events. See the latest outages from Kentucky Utilities, Blue Grass Energy and more, My favorite reporter is back: Familiar face returns to Lexington TV news, Flash flooding, tornadoes possible Friday in Lexington.
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