Kentucky tornado cut 95-mile trench, weather service says

One tornado stayed on the ground for 95 miles as it tore through towns in Kentucky and West Virginia. Two other twisters left behind 49-mile paths of destruction. The dynamically charged nature of Friday’s atmosphere created an ideal environment for producing long-track, devastating tornadoes, according to the National Weather Service. Officials from the weather service identified at least 45 separate tornadoes in last week’s deadly outbreak across the Midwest and South. The unusually severe storm system affected millions of people in 10 states, officials said.