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The force of 170 mph winds from a cataclysmic tornado in Kentucky literally ripped a married couple apart as they clung to each other — horrifically tearing off one arm from each victim.
The Tillmans were found in their bathroom, covered by mattresses in that new home on Wyan Road near London when the tornado hit, according to their daughter Heather Fries. Afterwa
The home of Gail and Paul Cline is now a twisted mess after the tornado with 170 mph winds tore through their home in Laurel County.
Shawn Cupp says after she got off work Friday night, she was told her home in London, along with several others on Philpot Road, was completely leveled by a tornado. To add to the panic, her brother, David Krell, has special needs and lives with her. He was home when the storm hit, WKYT reports.
Areas in Laurel County that were impacted by a tornado late May 16 will be evacuated during the evening hours of May 20 ahead of more severe storms are set to move into the area, state and local officials announce during a news conference.
The National Weather Service has finished its survey of the deadly tornado that ripped through southeastern Kentucky last week.
Additionally, there was no evidence that tornado sirens in the area had been deactivated by the Trump administration's budget cuts — if there was, the people affected by the storm certainly would have noted that fact in interviews.
Justin McIntyre, 18-year-old resident of London, Kentucky, joins 'America's Newsroom' after surviving an EF-4 tornado that destroyed his family home while he took shelter in a bathtub with his mother.