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Emergency workers search through what is left of the Mayfield Consumer Products Candle Factory after it was destroyed by a tornado in Mayfield, Kentucky, on December 11, 2021. (Photo by John Amis / AFP) (Photo by JOHN AMIS/AFP via Getty Images)

A woman walks away from a row of ambulances on the property of Mayfield Consumer Products Candle Factory after it was destroyed by a tornado, in Mayfield, Kentucky, in this image taken Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021. (JOHN AMIS/AFP via Getty Images)

A warehouse lies damaged after it was hit by a tornado in Mayfield, Kentucky. (JOHN AMIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Martin Bolton (L) and shop owner Danny Wagner try to shut off a leaking gas meter after his automobile repair shop was destroyed by a tornado in Mayfield, Kentucky. (JOHN AMIS/AFP via Getty Images)

First responders walk among the wreckage of a damaged Amazon Distribution Center on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, in Edwardsville, Illinois. (Michael B. Thomas/Getty Images)

A tow truck removes destroyed vehicles from a damaged Amazon Distribution Center on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, in Edwardsville, Illinois. (Michael B. Thomas/Getty Images)

Destruction is seen outside a damaged Amazon Distribution Center on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, in Edwardsville, Illinois. (Michael B. Thomas/Getty Images)

General view of tornado damage in the downtown area in this image taken Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, in Mayfield, Kentucky. (Brett Carlsen/Getty Images)

Heavy damage is seen downtown after a tornado swept through the area in this image taken Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, in Mayfield, Kentucky. (Brett Carlsen/Getty Images)

Heavy damage is seen downtown after a tornado swept through the area in this image taken Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, in Mayfield, Kentucky. (Brett Carlsen/Getty Images)

Heavy damage is seen downtown after a tornado swept through the area in this image taken Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, in Mayfield, Kentucky. (Brett Carlsen/Getty Images)

Heavy damage is seen downtown after a tornado swept through the area in this image taken Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, in Mayfield, Kentucky. (Brett Carlsen/Getty Images)

Severe tornado damage is seen at the town courthouse in Mayfield, Kentucky, in this image taken Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021. (Brett Carlsen/Getty Images)

Heavy damage is seen downtown after a tornado swept through the area in this image taken Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, in Mayfield, Kentucky. (Brett Carlsen/Getty Images)

Heavy tornado damage is seen in Mayfield, Kentucky, after a tornado swept through the area. (Brett Carlsen/Getty Images)

A tornado-damaged Mayfield Police vehicle patrols the downtown area on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, in Mayfield, Kentucky. (Brett Carlsen/Getty Images)

A tattered American flag flies at half-mast for Sen. Bob Dole in front of the tornado-damaged courthouse on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, in Mayfield, Kentucky. (Brett Carlsen/Getty Images)

A general view of the heavily tornado-damaged courthouse on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, in Mayfield, Kentucky. (Brett Carlsen/Getty Images)

People search through a tornado-damaged building on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, in Mayfield, Kentucky. (Brett Carlsen/Getty Images)

Heavy damage is seen downtown after a tornado swept through the area in this image taken Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, in Mayfield, Kentucky. (Brett Carlsen/Getty Images)

Heavy damage is seen downtown after a tornado swept through the area in this image taken Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, in Mayfield, Kentucky. (Brett Carlsen/Getty Images)

Heavy damage is seen downtown after a tornado swept through the area in this image taken Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, in Mayfield, Kentucky. (Brett Carlsen/Getty Images)

People survey tornado damage in the downtown area on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, in Mayfield, Kentucky. (Brett Carlsen/Getty Images)

A car sits under debris from a house destroyed by a tornado in Campbellsville, Kentucky, Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Clubb)

A house is seen after being destroyed by a tornado in Campbellsville, Kentucky, Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Clubb)

Workers clear debris caused by a tornado from a private road in Campbellsville, Kentucky, Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Clubb)

A large semi trailer is flipped over and pushed against a building in Bowling Green, Kentucky, on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Dylan T. Lovan)

Heavy damage is seen downtown after a tornado swept through the area in this image taken Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, in Mayfield, Kentucky. (Brett Carlsen/Getty Images)

Heavy damage is seen at the Mayfield City Hall and Police Department building after the tornado swept through Mayfield, Kentucky. (Brett Carlsen/Getty Images)

General view of tornado-damaged businesses on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, in Mayfield, Kentucky. (Brett Carlsen/Getty Images)

Interior view of tornado damage to Emmanuel Baptist Church on Dec. 11, 2021, in Mayfield, Kentucky. (Brett Carlsen/Getty Images)

Miguel Macias surveys the damage to Emmanuel Baptist Church, where he came for shelter the night before during the tornado in Mayfield, Kentucky. (Brett Carlsen/Getty Images)

Interior view of tornado damage to Emmanuel Baptist Church on Dec. 11, 2021, in Mayfield, Kentucky. (Brett Carlsen/Getty Images)

An Amazon distribution center is heavily damaged after a severe storm moved through the area Friday, Dec. 10, 2021, in Edwardsville, Illinois. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

An Amazon distribution center is heavily damaged after a severe storm moved through the area Friday, Dec. 10, 2021, in Edwardsville, Illinois. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

An Amazon distribution center is heavily damaged after a severe storm moved through the area Friday, Dec. 10, 2021, in Edwardsville, Illinois. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

An Amazon distribution center is heavily damaged after a severe storm moved through the area Friday, Dec. 10, 2021, in Edwardsville, Illinois. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

An aerial view of homes and business destroyed by a tornado on December 11, 2021 in Mayfield, Kentucky. Multiple tornadoes touched down in several midwestern states late Friday evening causing widespread destruction and leaving an estimated 70-plus people dead. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

In this aerial view, homes are badly destroyed after a tornado ripped through area the previous evening on December 11, 2021 in Mayfield, Kentucky. Multiple tornadoes touched down in several Midwest states late evening December 11 causing widespread destruction and leaving an estimated 70-plus people dead. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images

A Bowling Green, Kentucky, resident surveys the damage following a tornado that struck the area on December 11, 2021. (Photo by Gunnar Word / AFP) (Photo by GUNNAR WORD/AFP via Getty Images)

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CLIMATE EXTREME WEATHER A multi-state tornado in December ... Tennessee, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky and Missouri Original article: https://weather.com/news/news/2021-12-11-tornadoes-tennessee-arkansas-illinois-kentucky-missouri Burgess COMMENTARY This series of images tell something of the extreme weather that was experienced on Friday night, December 10th 2021. The massive tornado did damage over more than 100 miles in 5 states ... perhaps the worst tornado to hit the United States ever. Something like this is not normal for December. Peter Burgess
Emergency workers search through what is left of the Mayfield Consumer Products Candle Factory after it was destroyed by a tornado in Mayfield, Kentucky, on December 11, 2021. (Photo by John Amis / AFP) (Photo by JOHN AMIS/AFP via Getty Images) A woman walks away from a row of ambulances on the property of Mayfield Consumer Products Candle Factory after it was destroyed by a tornado, in Mayfield, Kentucky, in this image taken Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021. (JOHN AMIS/AFP via Getty Images) A warehouse lies damaged after it was hit by a tornado in Mayfield, Kentucky. (JOHN AMIS/AFP via Getty Images) Martin Bolton (L) and shop owner Danny Wagner try to shut off a leaking gas meter after his automobile repair shop was destroyed by a tornado in Mayfield, Kentucky. (JOHN AMIS/AFP via Getty Images) First responders walk among the wreckage of a damaged Amazon Distribution Center on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, in Edwardsville, Illinois. (Michael B. Thomas/Getty Images) A tow truck removes destroyed vehicles from a damaged Amazon Distribution Center on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, in Edwardsville, Illinois. (Michael B. Thomas/Getty Images) Destruction is seen outside a damaged Amazon Distribution Center on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, in Edwardsville, Illinois. (Michael B. Thomas/Getty Images) General view of tornado damage in the downtown area in this image taken Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, in Mayfield, Kentucky. (Brett Carlsen/Getty Images) Heavy damage is seen downtown after a tornado swept through the area in this image taken Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, in Mayfield, Kentucky. (Brett Carlsen/Getty Images) Heavy damage is seen downtown after a tornado swept through the area in this image taken Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, in Mayfield, Kentucky. (Brett Carlsen/Getty Images) Heavy damage is seen downtown after a tornado swept through the area in this image taken Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, in Mayfield, Kentucky. (Brett Carlsen/Getty Images) Heavy damage is seen downtown after a tornado swept through the area in this image taken Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, in Mayfield, Kentucky. (Brett Carlsen/Getty Images) Severe tornado damage is seen at the town courthouse in Mayfield, Kentucky, in this image taken Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021. (Brett Carlsen/Getty Images) Heavy damage is seen downtown after a tornado swept through the area in this image taken Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, in Mayfield, Kentucky. (Brett Carlsen/Getty Images) Heavy tornado damage is seen in Mayfield, Kentucky, after a tornado swept through the area. (Brett Carlsen/Getty Images) A tornado-damaged Mayfield Police vehicle patrols the downtown area on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, in Mayfield, Kentucky. (Brett Carlsen/Getty Images) A tattered American flag flies at half-mast for Sen. Bob Dole in front of the tornado-damaged courthouse on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, in Mayfield, Kentucky. (Brett Carlsen/Getty Images) A general view of the heavily tornado-damaged courthouse on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, in Mayfield, Kentucky. (Brett Carlsen/Getty Images) People search through a tornado-damaged building on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, in Mayfield, Kentucky. (Brett Carlsen/Getty Images) Heavy damage is seen downtown after a tornado swept through the area in this image taken Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, in Mayfield, Kentucky. (Brett Carlsen/Getty Images) Heavy damage is seen downtown after a tornado swept through the area in this image taken Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, in Mayfield, Kentucky. (Brett Carlsen/Getty Images) Heavy damage is seen downtown after a tornado swept through the area in this image taken Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, in Mayfield, Kentucky. (Brett Carlsen/Getty Images) People survey tornado damage in the downtown area on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, in Mayfield, Kentucky. (Brett Carlsen/Getty Images) A car sits under debris from a house destroyed by a tornado in Campbellsville, Kentucky, Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Clubb) A house is seen after being destroyed by a tornado in Campbellsville, Kentucky, Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Clubb) Workers clear debris caused by a tornado from a private road in Campbellsville, Kentucky, Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Clubb) A large semi trailer is flipped over and pushed against a building in Bowling Green, Kentucky, on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Dylan T. Lovan) Heavy damage is seen downtown after a tornado swept through the area in this image taken Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, in Mayfield, Kentucky. (Brett Carlsen/Getty Images) Heavy damage is seen at the Mayfield City Hall and Police Department building after the tornado swept through Mayfield, Kentucky. (Brett Carlsen/Getty Images) General view of tornado-damaged businesses on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, in Mayfield, Kentucky. (Brett Carlsen/Getty Images) Interior view of tornado damage to Emmanuel Baptist Church on Dec. 11, 2021, in Mayfield, Kentucky. (Brett Carlsen/Getty Images) Miguel Macias surveys the damage to Emmanuel Baptist Church, where he came for shelter the night before during the tornado in Mayfield, Kentucky. (Brett Carlsen/Getty Images) Interior view of tornado damage to Emmanuel Baptist Church on Dec. 11, 2021, in Mayfield, Kentucky. (Brett Carlsen/Getty Images) An Amazon distribution center is heavily damaged after a severe storm moved through the area Friday, Dec. 10, 2021, in Edwardsville, Illinois. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) An Amazon distribution center is heavily damaged after a severe storm moved through the area Friday, Dec. 10, 2021, in Edwardsville, Illinois. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) An Amazon distribution center is heavily damaged after a severe storm moved through the area Friday, Dec. 10, 2021, in Edwardsville, Illinois. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) An Amazon distribution center is heavily damaged after a severe storm moved through the area Friday, Dec. 10, 2021, in Edwardsville, Illinois. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) An aerial view of homes and business destroyed by a tornado on December 11, 2021 in Mayfield, Kentucky. Multiple tornadoes touched down in several midwestern states late Friday evening causing widespread destruction and leaving an estimated 70-plus people dead. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) In this aerial view, homes are badly destroyed after a tornado ripped through area the previous evening on December 11, 2021 in Mayfield, Kentucky. Multiple tornadoes touched down in several Midwest states late evening December 11 causing widespread destruction and leaving an estimated 70-plus people dead. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images Emergency workers search through what is left of the Mayfield Consumer Products Candle Factory after it was destroyed by a tornado in Mayfield, Kentucky, on December 11, 2021. (Photo by John Amis / AFP) (Photo by JOHN AMIS/AFP via Getty Images) A Bowling Green, Kentucky, resident surveys the damage following a tornado that struck the area on December 11, 2021. (Photo by Gunnar Word / AFP) (Photo by GUNNAR WORD/AFP via Getty Images)