On the morning of Dec. 11, 2021, a tornado struck Bowling Green about a mile from my house, killing 17. A separate tornado destroyed large swaths of the towns of Dawson Springs, Bremen, Mayfield and others, killing dozens more. (Photo by Austin Anth
A utility pole suspended by wires over Cabell Drive in Bowling Green, Kentucky, on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021. One or more tornados tore through Bowling Green in the early morning. (Photo by Austin Anthony for The Washington Post)
An overturned truck on Broadway Avenue in Bowling Green, Kentucky, on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021. One or more tornados tore through Bowling Green in the early morning. (Photo by Austin Anthony for The Washington Post)
Reed Mattison, bottom right, helps a family clean debris from their home in Bowling Green, Kentucky, on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021. One or more tornados tore through Bowling Green in the early morning. (Photo by Austin Anthony for The Washington Post)
A toy reindeer in the rubble in Dawson Springs, Kentucky, on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021. One or more tornados tore through Dawson Springs late last night. (Photo by Austin Anthony for The Washington Post)
Rocky Howton goes the the rubble of his home in Dawson Springs, Kentucky, on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021. One or more tornados tore through Dawson Springs late last night. (Photo by Austin Anthony for The Washington Post)
Thomas Shelby makes a fire as he prepares to stay the night by the rubble of his home to protect from potential looters in Dawson Springs, Kentucky, on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021. One or more tornados tore through Dawson Springs late last night. (Photo
Desiray Cartledge, 3, stands in the rubble of her house in Dawson Springs, Kentucky, on Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021. (Photo by Austin Anthony for The Washington Post)
Angela Murphy attempts to free her cat, Tony, from the rubble of her home in Bremen, Kentucky, on Monday, Dec. 13, 2021.
Patsy Murphy looks at the remains of her home in Bremen, Kentucky, on Monday, Dec. 13, 2021. (Photo by Austin Anthony for The Washington Post)
Mary Hobbs of Owensboro, Ky., looks around the house in which her niece survived the tornado in Bremen, Kentucky, on Monday, Dec. 13, 2021. (Photo by Austin Anthony for The Washington Post)
The sunrise shines through a hole in a house damaged by the tornado that passed by Moss Creek Avenue in Bowling Green, Kentucky, on Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021. (Photo by Austin Anthony for The Washington Post)
Clayton Howe of Mayfield, Ky., smokes a cigarette and uses his phone in front of the damaged building he owns and leased out to the Mayfield Messenger newspaper in Mayfield, Kentucky, on Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021. (Photo by Austin Anthony for The Was
President Joe Biden tours Mayfield, Kentucky, on Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021. (Photo by Austin Anthony for The Washington Post)
Mary Ellen Matthews of Mayfield hugs a fellow congregant during a church service for displaced members of First Presbyterian and First Christian Churches in Mayfield, Kentucky, on Friday, Dec. 24, 2021. The remains of First Presbyterian are seen in
Darlene Easterwood of Graves County, a member of First Christian Church, prays during a church service for displaced members of First Presbyterian and First Christian Churches in Mayfield, Kentucky, on Friday, Dec. 24, 2021. The remains of First Chr
On the morning of Dec. 11, 2021, a tornado struck Bowling Green about a mile from my house, killing 17. A separate tornado destroyed large swaths of the towns of Dawson Springs, Bremen, Mayfield and others, killing dozens more. (Photo by Austin Anth
On the morning of Dec. 11, 2021, a tornado struck Bowling Green about a mile from my house, killing 17. A separate tornado destroyed large swaths of the towns of Dawson Springs, Bremen, Mayfield and others, killing dozens more. (Photo by Austin Anthony for The Washington Post)
A utility pole suspended by wires over Cabell Drive in Bowling Green, Kentucky, on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021. One or more tornados tore through Bowling Green in the early morning. (Photo by Austin Anthony for The Washington Post)
A utility pole suspended by wires over Cabell Drive in Bowling Green, Kentucky, on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021. One or more tornados tore through Bowling Green in the early morning. (Photo by Austin Anthony for The Washington Post)
An overturned truck on Broadway Avenue in Bowling Green, Kentucky, on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021. One or more tornados tore through Bowling Green in the early morning. (Photo by Austin Anthony for The Washington Post)
An overturned truck on Broadway Avenue in Bowling Green, Kentucky, on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021. One or more tornados tore through Bowling Green in the early morning. (Photo by Austin Anthony for The Washington Post)
Reed Mattison, bottom right, helps a family clean debris from their home in Bowling Green, Kentucky, on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021. One or more tornados tore through Bowling Green in the early morning. (Photo by Austin Anthony for The Washington Post)
Reed Mattison, bottom right, helps a family clean debris from their home in Bowling Green, Kentucky, on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021. One or more tornados tore through Bowling Green in the early morning. (Photo by Austin Anthony for The Washington Post)
A toy reindeer in the rubble in Dawson Springs, Kentucky, on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021. One or more tornados tore through Dawson Springs late last night. (Photo by Austin Anthony for The Washington Post)
A toy reindeer in the rubble in Dawson Springs, Kentucky, on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021. One or more tornados tore through Dawson Springs late last night. (Photo by Austin Anthony for The Washington Post)
Rocky Howton goes the the rubble of his home in Dawson Springs, Kentucky, on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021. One or more tornados tore through Dawson Springs late last night. (Photo by Austin Anthony for The Washington Post)
Rocky Howton goes the the rubble of his home in Dawson Springs, Kentucky, on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021. One or more tornados tore through Dawson Springs late last night. (Photo by Austin Anthony for The Washington Post)
Thomas Shelby makes a fire as he prepares to stay the night by the rubble of his home to protect from potential looters in Dawson Springs, Kentucky, on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021. One or more tornados tore through Dawson Springs late last night. (Photo
Thomas Shelby makes a fire as he prepares to stay the night by the rubble of his home to protect from potential looters in Dawson Springs, Kentucky, on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021. One or more tornados tore through Dawson Springs late last night. (Photo by Austin Anthony for The Washington Post)
Desiray Cartledge, 3, stands in the rubble of her house in Dawson Springs, Kentucky, on Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021. (Photo by Austin Anthony for The Washington Post)
Desiray Cartledge, 3, stands in the rubble of her house in Dawson Springs, Kentucky, on Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021. (Photo by Austin Anthony for The Washington Post)
Angela Murphy attempts to free her cat, Tony, from the rubble of her home in Bremen, Kentucky, on Monday, Dec. 13, 2021.
Angela Murphy attempts to free her cat, Tony, from the rubble of her home in Bremen, Kentucky, on Monday, Dec. 13, 2021.
Patsy Murphy looks at the remains of her home in Bremen, Kentucky, on Monday, Dec. 13, 2021. (Photo by Austin Anthony for The Washington Post)
Patsy Murphy looks at the remains of her home in Bremen, Kentucky, on Monday, Dec. 13, 2021. (Photo by Austin Anthony for The Washington Post)
Mary Hobbs of Owensboro, Ky., looks around the house in which her niece survived the tornado in Bremen, Kentucky, on Monday, Dec. 13, 2021. (Photo by Austin Anthony for The Washington Post)
Mary Hobbs of Owensboro, Ky., looks around the house in which her niece survived the tornado in Bremen, Kentucky, on Monday, Dec. 13, 2021. (Photo by Austin Anthony for The Washington Post)
The sunrise shines through a hole in a house damaged by the tornado that passed by Moss Creek Avenue in Bowling Green, Kentucky, on Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021. (Photo by Austin Anthony for The Washington Post)
The sunrise shines through a hole in a house damaged by the tornado that passed by Moss Creek Avenue in Bowling Green, Kentucky, on Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021. (Photo by Austin Anthony for The Washington Post)
Clayton Howe of Mayfield, Ky., smokes a cigarette and uses his phone in front of the damaged building he owns and leased out to the Mayfield Messenger newspaper in Mayfield, Kentucky, on Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021. (Photo by Austin Anthony for The Was
Clayton Howe of Mayfield, Ky., smokes a cigarette and uses his phone in front of the damaged building he owns and leased out to the Mayfield Messenger newspaper in Mayfield, Kentucky, on Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021. (Photo by Austin Anthony for The Washington Post)
President Joe Biden tours Mayfield, Kentucky, on Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021. (Photo by Austin Anthony for The Washington Post)
President Joe Biden tours Mayfield, Kentucky, on Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021. (Photo by Austin Anthony for The Washington Post)
Mary Ellen Matthews of Mayfield hugs a fellow congregant during a church service for displaced members of First Presbyterian and First Christian Churches in Mayfield, Kentucky, on Friday, Dec. 24, 2021. The remains of First Presbyterian are seen in
Mary Ellen Matthews of Mayfield hugs a fellow congregant during a church service for displaced members of First Presbyterian and First Christian Churches in Mayfield, Kentucky, on Friday, Dec. 24, 2021. The remains of First Presbyterian are seen in the background. (Photo by Austin Anthony for The Washington Post)
Darlene Easterwood of Graves County, a member of First Christian Church, prays during a church service for displaced members of First Presbyterian and First Christian Churches in Mayfield, Kentucky, on Friday, Dec. 24, 2021. The remains of First Chr
Darlene Easterwood of Graves County, a member of First Christian Church, prays during a church service for displaced members of First Presbyterian and First Christian Churches in Mayfield, Kentucky, on Friday, Dec. 24, 2021. The remains of First Christian are seen in the background. (Photo by Austin Anthony for The Washington Post)
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