Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said 19 people in the state had died from the storms, many in Laurel County in the southern part of the state. The storm system also killed seven people in Missouri and two in Virginia when it rolled through the region, authorities said.

The death toll from this weekend's tornadoes has risen to at least 19 in Kentucky, with the addition of one woman from Russell County. And state officials warn the number could still rise.

The community of Laurel County, Kentucky, is grieving the loss of more than a dozen people, including a firefighter who spent nearly four decades helping others, after a tornado destroyed his neighborhood while he was on duty.

The EF-3 tornado touched down in Somerset, Pulaski County, before wreaking havoc across the region, including London.

By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 At least 19 people have died due to the severe weather that traversed through Kentucky this past weekend,

An extreme weather outbreak on May 16 spawned deadly tornadoes and storms. At least 23 were killed in Kentucky, 7 in Missouri and 2 in Virginia.

Tornadoes that swept through Kentucky, Missouri and Virginia killed more than two dozen people, destroyed homes and left thousands without power as residents began clearing widespread storm damage.

Storm systems sweeping across parts of the Midwest and South have left at least 21 dead, many of them in Kentucky, with the death toll likely to rise.

Kentucky was hardest hit in the storm system that began Friday. A devastating tornado damaged hundreds of homes, tossed vehicles and left many people homeless. At least 18 people were killed in the state.