The deadliest tornado in the state’s history, according to Governor Andy Beshear, hit the state of Kentucky. The twister caused at least 80 deaths, he said.
In the four US states, 14 fatalities have been reported. Federal disaster aid will be made available to the most damaged regions as a result of vice president Joe Biden’s order for a major federal disaster in Kentucky.
Rescue workers hunted for survivors amid the devastation, while teams delivered water and generators to people. The National Guard was also out in force, with more than 300 troops going door-to-door to clear the area.
The boat was discovered by a team of divers on Sunday, but no one has been found alive since Saturday morning. Governor Andy Beshear said that a tornado had razed homes along the 227-mile (365km) route.
Hundreds, perhaps thousands, of homeowners were destroyed in the wake of the storm. The precise number was still unknown.
The most recent tornado to cross the ground in the United States was a 219-mile storm in Missouri that killed 695 people in March 1925.
On the whole, significant events in the fall and winter are uncommon. The fire station and city hall in Mayfield were destroyed.
At a candle factory that was targeted when it is believed that around 110 employees were inside, three persons have died, according to the firm’s spokesperson.
The numbers are considerably lower than previously feared, suggesting that the governor’s death toll estimate could be re-considered.
Kyanna Parsons Perez, who worked in a factory and made a desperate call for help on Facebook from beneath the rubble, told the BBC that other businesses had closed for the storm and their workers should not have been there.
Four fatalities were verified in Tennessee, as well as two fatalities in Arkansas, one of them occurring at a nursing facility after half of it caved in. In Missouri, one death has been confirmed.
Mr. Biden promised to have the Environmental Protection Agency examine whether climate change had a role in the storms.
