The storms that hit Kentucky last weekend left 19 people dead and destroyed or severely damaged 1,500 or more homes.

President Donald Trump has approved the state's request for a major disaster declaration after the May 16-17 storms that brought an EF4 tornado across three Kentucky counties, killing 19 and

Meteorologists with the NWS Paducah office have also confirmed several tornadoes in its region the afternoon and evening of May 16. Three tornadoes impacted western Kentucky, including an EF-3 tornado in Morganfield with winds of 155 mph, an EF-2 tornado in Allegre and an EF-2 tornado in Casky.