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Mayfield Police Station
Courthouse
Bank
Courthouse
Town center
Town outskirts
Interstate leading into Mayfield, covered in mature hardwoods
Courthouse/town sqaure
Debris column from radar readings
TheMightyMoto
Fucking terrible.
erbiumyttriumytterbium
I'm leaving politics and religion out of this. People are suffering and need help.
Scr00pyNoopers
Horrifically scary and sad. But they measured the debris height in kilo-feet? Seriously? Are you using metric or not?! You need to pick!
AdventureBat
** PLEASE DONT GET ELECTROCUTED OP ** Very sad thank you for the post. Consider talking to someone after.
Betterbecauseofthem
Make a low budget disaster or horror flick before it gets cleaned up
We11thatwasC00L
This sucks, but I find the debris cloud map kinda cool
WeDontDeserveGoldens
That debris column is insane. Commercial flight altitude….
Wrinkle666
Are tornados normal in December ???
henofthewoods
We had 22mph winds in Seattle and I was still like, "oh no!" and couldn't sleep. This would make me cry and pee myself a little.
4thwalled
May or may not be footage
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GoGoGadgetFoot
That effin storm went over us here in Arkansas, it was terrifying. I'm so sorry about your town and the people.
Blze001
I did storm chasing for many years, and a tornado at night in KY terrain is an utterly terrifying thought.
restingbitchfaceisjustmyface
My heart breaks for Kentucky. I absolutely loathe Mitch but I feel bad the people.
ATerribleArtist
I drove through that storm last night, and right past that Amazon center 30 minutes before the tornado came. My trailer was getting whipped
llamallamadingd0ng
That’s just horrific in all ways possible. That town is nearly decimated from those photos.
mfrybeasley
Are you and your family safe?
ElaineGoldenbriar
Yep, I’m actually in GA so the storms haven’t hit us yet
volcabsol
Stay safe OP, thank you for your coverage.
PectorialMuscles
We just got heavy rain in Boone a few hours ago. Still going strong, fat drops and fast winds.
macturlock
My grandparents lived and were laid to rest in Mayfield. My Dad’s hometown. I’m heartbroken
prettydumb
wow. I have a feeling some people in our families knew each other at one point. grandmother born and raised, grandfather raised
whitebbwolf
lets see if the Turtle steps up
MonsterMunchy
As an European I have questions about your wood houses. Why not build brick ones? Won't that be better against tornados?
bowtiezrcool
My English husband used to ask me this: https://whyy.org/segments/we-dont-build-them-like-we-use-to-why-new-houses-arent-made-of-brick/
MonsterMunchy
Thanks! This explains a lot!
IHaveGreatKittenRecipes
Brick buildings still aren't enough once the wind gets to be high enough. A few of these pics are of brick structures, still destroyed.
WhiskeyRequired
Traveled over 200 miles and just hit city after city. Unreal how powerful nature is.
powerrangerpl
Climate is a liberal hoax! - Every republican on tomorrow's news.
TheAngryMarineBiologist
"Actually rebuilding Kentucky would be socialism"
powerrangerpl
Another tornado could've stopped this tornado from destroying that town. We need more climate change so more tornadoes can protect us. /s
DaneBrass
I was flying past the storm from WI to FL last night. It looked like pure evil from above.
TurnsOut42WasASlightMiscalculation
When I saw #17 I thought "JFC. That's a good reason for planes to fly around storms" (aside from turbulence): debris 30,000 ft in the air
DaneBrass
Yup, we were in a circle formation of planes around it. It was insane to see the storm that high in altitude.
AGiantSlor
Woke up last night to some wicked thunder/lightning snowstorm up here in WI. I thought we had it bad. Good luck!
whywasmyusernametakengrrrr
That shit was insane though, my neighbors angel ornament inflatable smacked into my window, thought God might be yelling at me
szepasszony
We just got a moderate amount of snow here in MN
NeverExclamationPoint
"moderate" :D
NeverExclamationPoint
I woke up to 20“ of snow. I'm your neighbor to the west.
AGiantSlor
God speed! I sent the kids outside to tackle the tough stuff. I'll sprinkle salt later (if I'm not napping) ;)
GandalfTheWhitest
In December?
izcenine
Climate something ?
CryptidRobot
Maybe just my perception, but I feel like winter tornadoes are becoming much more common now in the south
RunsWithScizrs
That's what I was thinking.
GDub9000
Tornadoes can form whenever or wherever the conditions are right. There was one recently in Eastern Europe, and EF4 IIRC.
volcabsol
Are tornadoes rare in Europe? I hear about them from time to time, but not as frequently.
GDub9000
I think so, but I will check teh googles to find out for sure.
GDub9000
I was wrong. https://ec.europa.eu/research-and-innovation/en/horizon-magazine/300-tornadoes-hit-europe-every-year
goflyblind
drone footage of the aftermath: https://twitter.com/bclemms/status/1469662822795816968
HapilyDamaged
that opening shot "More than a memory" oof
bowtiezrcool
It appears that alot of this towns city buildings (relatively old) were brick as well.
ThePunisher48502
I read that this tornado was on the ground for 250 miles.
curlyfry11
The NWS will send out surveyors to see if it’s a single track but if so, that tops the Tri State Tornado from 1925
OlderWiser
1/ I was watching The Weather Channel last night as this Tornado hit town after town directly. It is possible this will be the longest
OlderWiser
2/ single track Tornado in history.
ClickBabeMagnet
Yes it beat the record
pachyderm
I’ve heard that it was in the ground for 200 miles
NlGHTW0LF
I'm now hearing at least 240 miles on the ground
3wattbulb
How many kilofeet is that?
volcabsol
More than 300km
Trunkmonkay
Idk if it's the longest but it clocked 227 miles.
OlderWiser
The Tri-State tornado in 1925 was 219 miles which was the longest ever recorded.
Ikwilstroopwaffels
It was one tornado for that long? I figured it was cycling during that path at least. Holy crap.
ClickBabeMagnet
Yep it stayed on the ground
toddthewraith
NOAA is currently working to determine if it's a single one or if it was going up and down.
MisterLemons
That whole "climate change is gonna happen" think is bullshit. It's already here and we're beginning to see the bill of sale.
Subtilico
And even if we stop tomorrow completely with all pollution, it will take a long time to reverse all this.
Metalbawkses
We fucked around, now we find out
CoeurFranc
It will cost our societies much more than the profits from oil and gas.
GlenL
We're still watching the previews, the movie hasn't even started yet
misplacedmaritimer
You Kentuckians must be so thrilled to know Mitch will do everything he can to leave you all without any help what so ever
LocalContrarian
100+ people have died to a natural disaster and you attack politicians. it’s not as bad as wishing people died for how their state voted,but
straightoutofcollagen
Lifelong Kentuckian here. Mitch has done nothing for this state, only himself. He doesn't care about us.
straightoutofcollagen
At this point, I don't know how he's still winning. I know more who vote against him than for him. We've been trying for decades to oust him
afatrollofmyown
Voter suppression. Mitch wins with low turnout.
Deadmanwalkn
Tell me you live in louisville or lexington without telling me you live in Louisville or Lexington
straightoutofcollagen
I don't live in either actually.
PangolinBan
Don't wish this on anyone, but one can hope Kentuckyans consider voting for someone who wants to do something about climate change next 1/2
PangolinBan
2/2 time around. Not holding my breath, but one can hope.
BelowAverage355
I mean Kentucky is a lot more politically mixed than people think. Until Obama it was a swing state and the have a dem governor.
PangolinBan
Yup, but if they want climate to be an issue they really want someone in the Senate to make it an issue. McConnell's a fix for another 1/2
PangolinBan
2/2 five years, but if Rand Paul can get booted next year I'd be all for it.
misplacedmaritimer
Maybe he'll beg a "blue state" for some help
PangolinBan
"Maybe"? I believe this is what in technical terms is refered to as a "safe bet".
datphone777365
be nice if we commie pinko blue states could tell him and his cucks to hang themselves up by their boot straps.
datphone777365
im sure mitch and the rest of the "god fearing" party will say its the gays to blame.
Darkklown14
They will actually deny it didn’t happen and if it did it wasn’t that bad
straightoutofcollagen
They usually do. We Kentucky queers are the bane of Mitch's existence.
76000BatteryLlamas
They could probably use some federal aid, but that would be socialism /s
datphone777365
its only socialist of the blues do it!
hipshopbutcanthap
Kentucky is home to the highest per capita food stamp county in the US iirc. ~95% republican too
badpuppeh81
It wouldn't be socialism to begin with, but it's nice to see your first thought is to try to grab some political points.
76000BatteryLlamas
You are really smart /s
badpuppeh81
And you are a midwit. No /s
datphone777365
go on and explain how it wouldnt be.
ZK383
is there anyplace to help donate yet? I'm in Vegas, can't really get there with water n chow, but would like to help.
IHaveGreatKittenRecipes
Red Cross. https://www.redcross.org/about-us/news-and-events/news/2021/red-cross-responds-to-deadly-tornadoes.html
ZK383
OK, thanks. found Catholic Charities also and Dare to Care foodbank...
CardboardMecha
Team Western Kentucky Tornado Relief Fund: teamwkyrelieffund.ky.gov
MilkdudsForThePeople
Probably several. This popped up in a search: https://m25m.org/donate/ and there’s always the Red Cross.
ZK383
Wow! M25M seems to be doing a lot of other things too. I'll look them over, see what can help. I didn't see anything specific to this tho
MilkdudsForThePeople
https://secure.kentucky.gov/formservices/Finance/WKYRelief
MilkdudsForThePeople
Yeah, I think they are taking general donations so your current donation will probably replenish what gets used now. 1/2
MilkdudsForThePeople
I’m sure more direct options will pop up on Go Fund Me and the like soon. Just watch out for the scams. 2/2