Video of Massive Tornado Destruction is Tough to Believe
By Kyle Koster
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Devastating tornadoes swept through several states on Friday night. The full extent of the damage will come into focus in the coming hours and days, but the loss of life is significant. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said the death toll in his state could end up in triple digits. This morning's scenes from Mayfield are harrowing and tough to comprehend. A 19-second video provides a clear picture of a landscape totally erased in a matter of minutes.
This pretty much sums it up in :19. #Mayfield #MayfieldTornado #KyWx #WX pic.twitter.com/IcPL4XGtPS
— WxChasing- Brandon Clement (@bclemms) December 11, 2021
The most arresting footage has come from a candle factory, which had 110 workers inside when the storm hit and was completely leveled. A surviving worker joined the Today Show to tell her story. It is believed up to two dozen of her co-workers were unable to make it out.
I arrived here in Mayfield KY just moments ago to the factory where multiple casualties have been reported. A horrific landscape. @foxweather pic.twitter.com/AU1GGSnM4a
— Will Nunley (@willnunley) December 11, 2021
Total devastación es la que ha dejado un brote de tiempo severo en #Mayfield #Kentucky durante la noche del viernes y madrugada del sábado. #tornados Se habla de la posibilidad que entre 70 a 100 personas pudieran haber muerto en una fábrica de velas. @TelemundoNews pic.twitter.com/OwGfUV5lNs
— Carlos A. Robles (@CarlosAKTMD) December 11, 2021
Chilling video shows the cries of a candle worker trapped inside a factory after a deadly tornado collapsed their building. Kyana Parsons-Perez is speaking out on this horrifying experience amid severe tornado storms across the country. pic.twitter.com/zsr0rhc3RQ
— TODAY (@TODAYshow) December 11, 2021
There are also reported casualties at an Amazon warehouse in Illinois.
First touching down in Missouri, last night's tornado was tracked continuously for 223 miles, four more than a 1925 storm that's held a world record for almost a century.