At least three people died and thousands lost power when severe storms last night passed through Kentucky, Illinois, Tennessee, and Missouri. The storms spawned tornadoes that claimed lives in Perry County, MO as well as Ottawa and Crossville, IL.
In Kentucky, National Weather Service spotters said that high winds in Carlisle County tore the roof off of the Agri-Chem building near Bardwell and damaged structures in Arlington. According to Kentucky Transportation Cabinet spokesman Keith Todd, winds ripped the roof off of a nearby barn in Lyon County and deposited the debris in the right of way at the intersection of US 62/US 641
At the height of power outages in western Kentucky, Jackson Purchase Energy reported over 8,600 customers without power. Paducah Power System reported just over 1,600 of their customers lost electricity.
Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner's office says he will visit the disaster sites in his state.
