NWS confirmed tornado was E-F3, 140 mph winds 2021-12-13 - Taylor County, KY - Photo by Taylor County EMS, shared by Larry Smith, 99.9 The Big Dawg. NWS officially confirmed an E-F3 tornado with 140 mph winds struck northern Taylor County Saturday morning. This tornado was 1/4 mile wide (wider in some areas), & travelled 5 miles within Taylor County before moving into Marion County. - Ronnie Dooley, Taylor County Emergency Management Director Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Sunset from the Cumberland Parkway 2021-12-12 - Russell County, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. The sun was setting as I traveled back to Columbia from Russell Springs this Sunday, December 12, 2021. I stop for sunsets. - LW Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Willard and Achilles on the Public Square in Edmonton 2021-12-12 - Metcalfe County, KY - Photo by Bill Lagermann. By Bill Lagermann writes, "Our friend Willard Parnell at Edmonton's Shop Around the Square last week is pictured with Achilles Lagermann." Parnell is an independent senior who stays active and warms the hearts of everyone who knows him and his positive attitude. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Kentucky Color: A Consummation 2021-12-12 - Adair Co., KY - Photo by Billy Joe Fudge. Billy Joe writes, "A White oak eating a rock is a rare scene indeed! At this point I would love to quote an ol' Great Wooded South adage, 'pawn my honor, I've seen it all now'! However, I'm convinced by experience itself that even greater wonders await those who look and listen with reckless abandon!" Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Countryside strewn with what had been homes 2021-12-11 - Photo by Taylor County EMS, shared by Larry Smith, 99.9 The Big Dawg. Morning light allowed for search and recovery in northern Taylor County - one woman was killed in the tornado that hit Saturday, December 11, 2021 in the wee hours of the morning. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Tornado hits northern Taylor County 2021-12-11 - Taylor County, KY - Photo by Taylor County EMS shared by Larry Smith, 99.9 The Big Dawg. Blowing rain on a foundation where a home had been - one of many scenes Emergency Management Services found after the Saturday night, December 11, 2021 tornado that hit northern Taylor County. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

United in grief 2021-12-11 - Adair County, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. Heavy winds all day Saturday, December 11, 2021 maintained the reminder of the storms overnight which devastated property and took lives in Kentucky. No matter the differences of our citizens, people come together to help each other in times like these - United We Stand, like it says on our state flag. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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