Taylor County residents assess storm damage after devastating tornado (2024)

Irene Noltner, in pink hat, consoles Jody O'Neill while outside The Lighthouse, a women and children's shelter that was destroyed as along with much of the downtown of Mayfield, Ky. after deadly tornados ripped through the small community. Dec. 11, 2021

Friends and family of Mitchell Wooldridge helped go through belongings in the basem*nt of his home in Campbellsville, Kentucky after the area was hit by overnight tornadoes. Dec. 11, 2021

Irene Noltner, in pink hat, consoles Jody O'Neill while outside The Lighthouse, a women and children's shelter that was destroyed as along with much of the downtown of Mayfield, Ky. after deadly tornados ripped through the small community. Dec. 11, 2021

A huge debris field is all that remains after a deadly tornado ripped through Mayfield, Ky. early Saturday morning. Dec. 11, 2021

A dog wandered through the rubble of a home that was destroyed in Campbellsville, Kentucky after the area was hit by overnight tornadoes. Dec. 11, 2021

A huge debris field is all that remains after a deadly tornado ripped through Mayfield, Ky. early Saturday morning. Dec. 11, 2021

Friends and family of Mitchell Wooldridge pitched in to help recover as many personal items as possible from his home in Campbellsville, Kentucky after the area was hit by overnight tornadoes. Dec. 11, 2021

Chris Wilson of Campbellsville in Taylor County, Kentucky, lost his home in the storms and tornadoes that ran through Kentucky overnight on Dec. 10-11, 2021.

Anthony Parker, in gray sweatshirt, lost his Campbellsville home along with three vehicles and a tractor in the storms that swept through Kentucky overnight Dec. 10-11, 2021.

Anthony Parker, in gray sweatshirt, lost his Campbellsville home along with three vehicles and a tractor in the storms that swept through Kentucky overnight Dec. 10-11, 2021.

Outside a demolished mobile home along Pleasant Creek Road in Campbellsville, Ky.

A demolished mobile home along Pleasant Creek Road in Campbellsville, Ky.

A man climbs atop the wreckage that once was Carr's Steakhouse in downtown Mayfield, Ky. after deadly tornados ripped through the small community. Dec. 11, 2021

A man holds a gun outside what was the La Azteca restaurant and grocery in downtown Mayfield, Ky. after deadly tornados ripped through the small community. Dec. 11, 2021

Mitchell Wooldridge, right, looks over the damage to his home in Campbellsville, Kentucky after the area was hit by overnight tornadoes. Dec. 11, 2021

Residents helped salvage scattered belongings along Pleasant Hill Church Rd. in Campbellsville, Kentucky after the area was hit by overnight tornados. Dec. 11, 2021

Friends and family of Mitchell Wooldridge pitched in to help recover as many personal items as possible from his home in Campbellsville, Kentucky after the area was hit by overnight tornadoes. Dec. 11, 2021

A car is badly damaged at the home of Amanda Dye in Campbellsville, Kentucky after the area was hit by overnight tornadoes. Dec. 11, 2021

A helicopter flew overhead while Amanda Dye stood at the blank foundation of her home in Campbellsville, Kentucky after the area was hit by overnight tornadoes. Dec. 11, 2021

A car with mannequins in the back seat is badly damaged in Campbellsville, Kentucky after the area was hit by overnight tornadoes. Dec. 11, 2021

A home in Campbellsville, Kentucky is badly damaged after the area was hit by overnight tornadoes. Dec. 11, 2021

A church bus with a psalm amid wreckage in downtown Mayfield, Ky. after deadly tornados ripped through the small community. Dec. 11, 2021

Employees and friends of La Azeteca try to salvage food items after the eatery was destroyed in downtown Mayfield, Ky. after deadly tornados ripped through the small community. Dec. 11, 2021

"It looks like a war zone" said one resident in downtown Mayfield, Ky. after deadly tornados ripped through the small community. Dec. 11, 2021

"It looks like a war zone" said one resident in downtown Mayfield, Ky. after deadly tornados ripped through the small community. Dec. 11, 2021

A church bus with a psalm amid wreckage in downtown Mayfield, Ky. after deadly tornados ripped through the small community. Dec. 11, 2021