Tornadoes in Kentucky caused damage throughout the state, but Dawson Springs may have been hit hardest by the May 26 storms as power outages remain.

Pre-school teacher Kammie King, right, hugs students as classes resume at Dawson Springs Independent Schools for the first time since December's tornado. Jan. 18, 2022 ...

The tornado in Dawson Springs killed at least 13 people and left others injured. More people are still unaccounted for in one of Kentucky’s hardest-hit cities.

It’s been six months since that horrific night on Dec. 10, 2021 when a historic EF-4 tornado tore across Western Kentucky. It killed more than 70 people statewide, including 13 in Dawson Springs.

DAWSON SPRINGS, Ky. — After a massive tornado ripped through some Dawson Springs, Kentucky, neighborhoods, there are some who have almost nothing left and some who have even less.

I think, 'please God, don't let this happen again. Please don't.'" The tornado that struck Dawson Springs was an EF-4 with wind speeds of up to 190 miles per hour and stretching more than a mile wide.

Graves County, which was one of the hardest hit areas in western Kentucky, still has 190 families considered homeless, most were renters, and like Dawson Springs, there is no where for them to go.

DAWSON SPRINGS, KT - December 14, 2021 - Disaster Survivors Assistance (DSA) teams have arrived in Dawson Springs, Kentucky, going door to door to help register survivors of the recent tornadoes.

DAWSON SPRINGS, KT - December 14, 2021 - Disaster Survivors Assistance (DSA) teams have arrived in Dawson Springs, Kentucky, going door to door to help register survivors of the recent tornadoes.

Among the some 30 tornadoes reported in eight states Friday night, at least four tore through Kentucky, destroying whole towns. About 75% of Dawson Springs was wiped out, according to Mayor Chris ...