Storms and a potential tornado ripped through Laurel and Pulaski counties early Saturday, leaving more than a dozen people dead. See photos of the damage.

At least 18 people have died in Kentucky following severe weather that swept through Missouri and Kentucky. Gov. Andy Beshear said the fatalities were caused by a single tornado, initially estimated to be an EF3.

Severe storms – including possible tornadoes – have taken the lives of at least 16 people in Missouri and southeastern Kentucky, where nine people died in Laurel County, authorities said early Saturday.