Yeah, we are continuing to follow up on some of this storm damage that really has hit Kentucky.

We're currently in Estelle County on Furnace Junction Drive.

Take a look at this home behind me.

It has been absolutely crushed by a tree.

Earlier this month, a series of powerful storms ripped across the plains, Midwest, and South,

causing severe damage in Tennessee, Missouri, and Kentucky.

The National Weather Service confirms four tornadoes in Middle Tennessee from Thursday night's weather system.

Wind speeds of up to 110 miles per hour were reported, snapping hundreds of trees and causing roof damage to homes.

Multiple people were killed in Tennessee, Missouri, and Indiana.

Powerful storms spawned dozens of tornadoes.

And as people clean up and assess the damage, a new line of powerful thunderstorms is moving through this weekend.

Typically, when severe weather hits, a constellation of experts comes together, many of whom

work for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA.

They're coordinating with the national offices.

They're coordinating with emergency responders, with emergency managers.

We're coordinating with all sorts

of people to make sure the word gets out that the warnings are correct and timely and accurate.

Daniel Swain is a weather and climate scientist with the University of California Agricultural and

Natural Resources. When I called up Daniel, I wanted to ask him about these storms,

because I'd heard that the local office of the National Weather Service in Louisville

didn't conduct a typical post-storm survey.

Well, that's my understanding as well,

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