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Storms leave death and destruction across Missouri, Kentucky

NEW By Brandon Porter, posted May 17, 2025

SOMERSET, Ky. (BP) – A wave of severe storms ripped across the Midwest and Ohio Valley leaving death and destruction in its wake. Authorities reported at least 20 deaths in Kentucky and seven in Missouri as of midday Saturday (May 17).

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Storms leave death and destruction across Missouri, Kentucky

London, Ky., Mayor Randle Weddle surveys the destruction left by a May 16 tornado. At least 20 people were killed in Kentucky and seven in Missouri by a band of severe storm that swept through the area May 16. Facebook photo

By Brandon Porter, posted May 17, 2025 in Disaster Relief

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By Grace Thornton/The Alabama Baptist, posted May 16, 2025 in SBC Annual Meetings

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By Timothy Cockes, posted May 16, 2025 in ERLC

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Arkansas Baptist DR volunteers clean waterlogged items from a flooded home in McGehee, Ark.

By By Mary Alford/Arkansas Baptist News, posted May 16, 2025 in Disaster Relief, Evangelism

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