Regional & State

Where residents see destruction, meteorologists see data in uprooted trees, snapped trunks and broken glass.

Four employees told NBC News they were threatened with firing if they left the factory early Friday night — and public records, court documents and interviews show the company has a history of worker safety violations, accusations of discrimination and relying on vulnerable workers.

Gov. Andy Beshear announced that Kentucky’s 17 state parks that have lodges and hotel-type rooms would welcome people who have lost their homes.

A plant manager for Logan Aluminum was among the volunteers out with chainsaws to help residents of Bowling Green over the weekend.

The school system will provide lunches, and the resource centers will be open to assist students and community members.

Hazard climatologists Alisa Hass and Kelsey Ellis explain the conditions that generated the outbreak of powerful tornadoes Friday night into Saturday — including what may be the first “quad-state tornado” in the U.S. — and why the Southeast is vulnerable to these disasters year-round, especially at night.

For many residents of Mayfield, their community has become an unrecognizable place.

If he had known when the pandemic started what he knows now, Beshear said he would have prepared Kentuckians for a longer fight.

Several homes were heavily damaged or destroyed in Southern Christian County late Friday night and county rescue team members and sheriff’s deputies began searching Pembroke and surrounding areas Saturday morning for anyone who was hurt or trapped in storm wreckage.

Mayfield in Graves County may have suffered the most devastation. At least 19 counties, including Christian, sustained major damage.

The governor's executive order will allow for increases in nursing school enrollment, permit nurses licensed in other states to work in Kentucky, and provide bonus pay to nurses.

The proposals will be considered during the upcoming legislative session, which begins in January.