Death toll mounts after Kentucky tornado

Being from Tornado Alley, as kids we were quite fascinated by tornadoes. Tornadoes were kind of like the boogeyman, but they're very mysterious too. One of my friends who was interested in science had a book about tornadoes with lots of photos in it, and the ones of the debris and damage they caused were the most interesting. I remember seeing one photo of a long blade of grass which went through a thin tree like an arrow. One end of it was sticking straight in one end the the other end of the grass was protruding straight out from the other end, just like and arrow through a tree, but it was a blade of grass! In another photo, there was a coffee diner which was completely leveled, gone, kaput except for the counter with stools and salt shakers and dishes on it exactly where they had been before and completely untouched. In another photo, there was a bewildered cow suspended high up in a big tree . . . alive and unharmed. When I view these recent videos and photos, I'm always looking for any of these weird anomalies. I noticed in the one photo image of the Mayfield, Kentucky scene that the brick building with a steeple (maybe a church), which had the top completely ripped off, that the windows just below it appeared to be in perfect shape and all unbroken (from the front side anyway). That's a tornado. If you ever happen to be in Tornado Alley in a storm situation and you hear the sound of a freight train, then run for cover. Get as low as you can fast, like in a basement.

How government agencies are able predict a tornado dropping down out of the sky in the middle of the night and give a few minutes warning to people is incredible.

Word from family and friends say the devastation is surreal. Only seeing here a small percentage of what has happened across 5 states.

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I always wonder why there aren't more concrete buildings in those areas?

Look at the Amazon warehouse for your answer. Concrete and steel are apparently not a match for such a tornado. Wood is an abundant building material in that part of the US. it's also easier to insulate against summer heat and winter cold.

So workers were in a shift in the middle of the night when a tornado was close by? if there was no warning this is a horrible tragedy, but if warnings were given this is clearly a crime.