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A devastating EF4 tornado kills nineteen people in Southeast Kentucky, hitting the towns of Somerset and London.

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2025 Somerset–London tornado

2025 EF4 tornado in Kentucky, U.S.

In the late evening hours of May 16, 2025, a large and deadly EF4 tornado moved through the Kentucky cities of Somerset and London. The tornado, which was on the ground for almost an hour and a half, killed nineteen people and injured 108 others along a 60 mi (97 km) track. The…
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Somerset, Kentucky

City in Kentucky, United States

Somerset is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of Pulaski County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 11,924.
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London, Kentucky

City in Kentucky, United States

London is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of Laurel County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 8,053. London is home to the annual World Chicken Festival that celebrates the life of Colonel Sanders and features the world's largest…
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May 16

Day of the year

May 16 is the 136th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 229 days remain until the end of the year.
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