Mandatory evacuations are underway in London, Kentucky, as severe storms approach. Damaged areas like Laurel County brace for high winds and tornado risks.

Maps issued by NWS Louisville at 12:03 p.m. showed southwestern Kentucky, including Bowling Green, under a greater than 10% risk for tornadoes of at least EF-2 strength within 25 miles.

LONDON, Ky. — Mandatory evacuations have been ordered for storm-ravaged communities in Kentucky as more severe weather takes aim at the state just days after a powerful tornado killed 19 people.

Counties in southcentral and west Kentucky are under a tornado watch until 10 p.m. central time, according to the National Weather Service. ... The evacuation will last from about 6-11 p.m., ...

LONDON, Ky. (WKRC) — A mandatory evacuation is in effect for the cities of London and Somerset, Kentucky, as another round of severe weather is expected to hit the area on Tuesday.

LONDON, Ky. — The National Weather Service (NWS) in Jackson has shared new details about the monster tornado that devastated multiple Kentucky towns, killing 19 people on Friday. In an update ...

Both were part of a broader system that stretched from Missouri to Kentucky, spawning over 70 tornadoes that killed at ... The agency’s forecasts and warnings were essential in timing evacuations.

At least one person is dead and seven others injured after an unexpected tornado struck a rural Kentucky county early Friday morning as a line of severe storms moved eastward across the state.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The National Weather Service confirmed the powerful tornado that killed 19 people across three Kentucky counties Friday night was an EF4 with 170 mph winds. The NWS ...

Mandatory evacuations will be conducted Tuesday in London ahead of another dangerous storm system expected to move through an already ravaged community, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced ...

Kentucky neighborhoods hit by tornado to evacuate ahead of next round of storms. Taylor Six, Bill Estep. Tue, May 20, 2025 at 4:15 PM UTC. ... Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced Tuesday.