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Explained: What causes a tornado?
By Louisa Wright
Death toll from tornadoes rises to 74 in Kentucky
By Kelly Mccleary, Holly Yan & Elizabeth Joseph
A demand for workers, $8 hourly wage: What we know about the Mayfield candle factory
By John Cheves
Coroner identifies 13 people killed in Dawson Springs after tornado
By Jordan Mickle
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Kentucky tornado toll in dozens; less than feared at factory
By Bruce Schreiner & Dylan Lovan
In Kentucky, Tallying the Grim Scale of Destruction (Published 2021)
By Rick Rojas, Campbell Robertson & Edgar Sandoval
Kentucky tornado: 100-year-old church in Mayfield destroyed within seconds
By Sravasti Dasgupta
President Joe Biden Visits Kentucky After Deadly Tornadoes and Promises to Help Rebuild: 'Keep the Faith'
By Aaron Parsley
Kentucky inmate turns himself in after surviving deadly tornado strike on candle factory
By Elisha Fieldstadt & Tim Fitzsimons
Tornado Alley may be moving east, placing billions in business and supply chains at risk
By Rachel Layne
Tornadoes death toll rises to 88, including 74 killed in Kentucky
By Laurin-Whitney Gottbrath & Rebecca Falconer
Second deadliest tornado in Kentucky history hit overnight Friday, claiming multiple lives
By Kaylee Bowers
Analysis: For Gov. Beshear, Kentucky's tornado tragedy is personal
By Howard Wilkinson
Why the southern US is prone to December tornadoes
By Alisa Hass & Kelsey Ellis
Deadly tornadoes in South and Midwest: Biden declares state of emergency in Kentucky, Illinois, Tennessee
By Bill Hutchinson & Morgan Winsor
How to help tornado victims in Kentucky and elsewhere: 10 things you can do right now
By Michael Grothaus
Kentucky tornado death toll reaches 74, but only 8 at candle factory
By Gabriella Borter
How to help tornado victims in Kentucky and beyond
By Lynsey Jeffery
Biden says feds will cover 100% of the cost to clean up from Kentucky tornado for the first 30 days of recovery
By Betsy Klein, Maegan Vazquez & Nikki Carvajal
74 dead, more than 100 still unaccounted in Kentucky tornado disaster
By Elisha Fieldstadt, Tim Fitzsimons & Chantal Da Silva
Tornado outbreak in Kentucky points to rare weather conditions
By Kathryn Prociv & Denise Chow
Deadly tornadoes devastate parts of Kentucky and other states: Live updates
By Melissa Macaya, Meg Wagner & Aditi Sangal
In one Kentucky town, many tornado survivors are left with just the clothes on their backs
By Holly Yan, Kelly Mccleary & Theresa Waldrop
Deadly tornadoes slam through six states: Live updates
By Steve George, Fernando Alfonso III & Nadeem Muaddi
How to help tornado victims in South and Midwest
By Ivan Pereira
Deadly Tornado Outbreak: Tornado News: Death Toll Rises as States Assess Damage (Published 2021)
By Azi Paybarah, Winston Choi-Schagrin & Rick Rojas
Kentucky Tornadoes Followed Flash Floods, Ice Storm and a Covid Spike (Published 2021)
By Rick Rojas & Richard Fausset
How to Help Victims of the Tornadoes
By Alyssa Lukpat
Effects of Climate Change on Tornadoes: What We Know
By Winston Choi-Schagrin & Raymond Zhong
Deadly Tornado Aftermath: As Search Continues, Dozens Killed in Tornadoes Are Mourned (Published 2021)
By Winston Choi-Schagrin, Rick Rojas & Christine Hauser
Deadly Tornado Aftermath: At Least 74 Dead in Kentucky Tornadoes; Biden to Visit This Week (Published 2021)
By Azi Paybarah, Winston Choi-Schagrin & Jim Tankersley
Tornado outbreak offers climate warning — scientists
By Andrew Freedman
Tornado maps: path and satellite imagery of the quad state tornadoes
By Dylan Moriarty, Laris Karklis & Zach Levitt
Kentucky launches investigation into safety at leveled candle factory where 8 died
By Karin Brulliard & Silvia Foster-Frau