2021 — Dec 10, Tornadoes and severe weather, AR/2, IL/6, KY/76, MO/2, MS, TN/5 — >91

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–>100 Washington Post. “Death toll expected to rise as recovery effort continues.” 12-12-2021.
— 94 dw.com. “US: Tornado death toll rises in Kentucky.” 12-12-2021.
— >92 AP. “Kentucky tornado deaths: 7 members of same family killed…” Courier Journal. KY, 12-18-2021.
— >91 Blanchard tally from State breakouts below (as of Dec 28).
— >90 NYT. “Tornado News: Death Toll Rises as States Assess Damage.” 12-14-2021.
— 88 Washington Post. “The record-breaking tornadoes that swept the [US]…” 12-13-2021.

Summary of Fatalities by State
Arkansas > 2
Illinois > 6
Kentucky >76
Missouri 2
Tennessee 5 (four deaths and one missing from Tiptonville, Lake County)
>91

Breakout of Fatalities by State and Locality

Arkansas > 2
— 2 NYT. “Live Updates: Tornadoes Hit Several States…at Least 70 Dead in [KY].” 12-11-2021.
–1 Monette. Manor Nursing Home
–1 Leachville. Dollar General store.

Illinois > 6
–>6 Edwardsville. Roof/wall of Amazon warehouse collapse. Reuters. Night of…” 12-12-2021.
–1 Clayton Lynn Cope, 29, maintenance worker. St. Louis Post Dispatch, 12-11-2021.
–1 Kevin Dickey, 62. CNN. “Family confirms the death of their 2-month…” 12-14-2021.
–1 Etheria Hebb, 34. CNN. “Family confirms the death of their 2-month…” 12-14-2021.
–1 Austin McEwen, 26. CNN. “Family confirms the death of their 2-month…” 12-14-2021.
–1 Deandre Morrow, 28. CNN. “Family confirms the death of their 2-month…” 12-14-2021.
–1 Larry Virden, 46. CNN. “Family confirms the death of their 2-month…” 12-14-2021.

Kentucky 76
–>80 dw.com. “US: Tornado death toll rises in Kentucky.” 12-12-2021. Cites Gov. Beshear.
— 80 NYT. “Tornado News: Death Toll Rises as States Assess Damage.” 12-14-2021.
— 78 WPSD Local 6, Paducah, KY. “These are the names of the Dec. 10-11 tornado…” 12-17-2021.
— 77 Lexington Herald Leader. “Kentucky death toll climbs to 77 from tornadoes…” 12-17-2021.
— 76 WKYT, Lexington. “Gov. Beshear reports 76 Kentuckians killed in…Ky. Tornadoes.” 12-20-2021.
— 75 Lexington Herald Leader. “Death toll from Kentucky tornadoes rises to 75…” 12-15-2021.
— 75 Blanchard tally from county breakouts below.
Breakout of Kentucky tornado fatalities by County:
–> 4 Caldwell County (northern, Dawson Road area. According to Caldwell County Coroner.
–1 Larry Burdon (Courier Journal, Louisville. “[KY] tornado death count…” 12-14-2021.)
–1 Rick Carlisle
–2 Richard Lipford and wife Millie Lipford.
— 1 Franklin County, Frankfort. William “Bill” Amey, Jr., 62, when car was swept from road.
— 1 Fulton County, Casey. Wade Lyhl, 57, at home, according to Fulton County Coroner.
— 22 Graves County. KLKY, Louisville. “LIST: Several Kentucky tornado victims have been identified.” 12-14-2021.
Mayfield:
–9 Mayfield candle factory. Blanchard tally of names below; also Gov. Beshear total.
–1 Devyn C. Burton, 21. (WPSD 6, Paducah. “LIST: Tornado victims…” 12-14-2021.)
–1 Jeff Creason, 57. WPSD6. “Memorial of flowers honors lives lost in Mayfield…” 12-15-2021.
–1 Robert Daniel, a police deputy supervising work-release inmates at factory.
–1 Janine Denise Johnson-Williams, 50. gofundme.com. “Assisting Ivy L. Williams…”
–1 Elijah Lewis (of Calloway County) died in hospital on Dec 15.
–1 Ivan Lopez, 51. WPSD6. “Memorial of flowers honors lives lost in Mayfield…” 12-15-2021.
–1 Jill Monroe, 52. (Courier Journal. “Kentucky tornado death count…” 12-14-2021.)
–1 Kayla Smith, 30. WPSD6. “Memorial of flowers honors lives lost in Mayfield…” 12-15-2021.
–1 Lannis “Joe” Ward. (NBC News. “Victims of deadly tornadoes…” 12-13-2021.)
–1 Robert Baldree, 87, died Dec 11 at Jackson Purchase Medical Center.
–1 Jha’lil Lee Dunbar, 3. (Courier Journal. “Kentucky tornado death count…” 12-14-2021.)
–1 Derek Gilbert. WPSD6. “Memorial of flowers honors lives lost in Mayfield…” 12-15-2021.
–1 Pam Gilbert, 60. WPSD6. “Memorial of flowers honors lives lost in Mayfield…” 12-15-2021.
–4 Gingerich family
–Emma Gingerich, wife of Jacob; mother of Marilyn and Daniel
–Jacob Gingerich, husband of Emma; father of Marilyn and Daniel
–Daniel Gingerich, 4
–Marilyn Gingerich, 7
–1 Kathy Green, 77. WPSD6. “Memorial of flowers honors lives lost in Mayfield…” 12-15-2021.
–1 Ollie Bright Reeves, 80. WPSD6. “Memorial of flowers honors lives lost in Mayfield…” 12-15-2021.
–1 Rosa Sanders, 60.
–1 Bobby Spradling, 50. WPSD6. “Memorial of flowers honors lives lost in Mayfield…” 12-15-2021.
–1 Jamey Waggoner, 66. WPSD6. “Memorial of flowers honors lives lost in Mayfield…” 12-15-2021.
— 14 Hopkins Co. KLKY, Louisville. “LIST: Several Kentucky tornado victims have been identified.” 12-14-2021.
–14 Dawson Springs. (Courier Journal. “[KY] tornado death count…” 12-14-2021.)
–1 Marlin Acree, 34
–1 Mary Alice Adams, 74
–1 Ernie Akin, 86
–1 Jenny Bruce, 65
–1 Jeff Eckert, 70
–1 Jennifer Eckert, 69
–1 Carole Grisham, 80 (sister of Marsha Hall)
–1 John Hale, 54
–1 Marsha Hall, 71 (sister of Carole Grisham)
–1 Carl Hogan, 60
–1 Oaklynn Koon, 2-month-old girl, died of injuries in hospital on the 14th.
–1 Sonya Kaye McChesney, 67
–1 Claude Mitchell, 67
–1 Carolyn Siegler, 78
— 2 Lyon County.
–2 Lexington Herald Leader. “Kentucky death toll climbs to 77 from tornadoes…” 12-17-2021.
–1 Evenlyn Ratay, 98. (WPSD 6, Paducah. “LIST: Tornado victims…” 12-14-2021.)
— 2 Marshall County. KLKY, Louisville. “LIST: Several Kentucky tornado victims have been identified.” 12-14-2021.
–4 Marshall Co. Kentucky.com. “Kentucky tornado death toll…at 64. Fatalities in 9 counties.”
–2 Louisville Courier Journal. “Kentucky tornado death count…77…” 12-18-2021.
–1 Judith Elaine Davis, 83
–1 Caneilia “Neila” Mae Gaither, 78
— 11 Muhlenberg Co. (WPSD 6, Paducah. “LIST: Tornado victims that have been identified.” 12-14-2021.)
–5 Bremen
–1 Brian Crick, 43; home destroyed his family home, a county judge.
–1 Matthew Dale Ferguson, 50, when home was destroyed.
–1 Rita Ann Gish, 74, at her residence.
–1 Chase Oglesby, 5-months.
–1 Cheryl Snodgrass, 52, at hosp. (Tucker Funeral Home. “Cheryl Renee Snodgrass.”)
–2 Central City
–1 Meagan Flener, 34, wife of Scottie, at home protecting their 3 children.
–1 Scottie Flener, 34, husband of Meagan, at home protecting children.
–2 Millport community.
–1 Billy Dale Miller, 72 or 73.
–1 Judith Faye Miller, 72
–1 Moorman. Diane Varney, 62, in home.
–1 Locality not noted. John Hardin, 36
–> 1 Taylor Co., Saloma. Teresa Duncan. (Courier Journal. “[KY] tornado death count…” 12-14-2021.)
— 17 Warren County, Bowling Green. Blanchard tally of names listed below.
–16 WLKY, Louisville. “Kentucky tornado updates: Death toll…” 12-15-2021.
1. Alisa Besic, adult
2. Alma Besic, infant
3. Elma Besic, 7
4. Samantha Besic, infant
5. Selmir Besic, 6
6. Nariah Cayshelle Brown, 16
7. Nolynn Brown, juvenile
8. Nyles Brown, 4
9. Nyssa Brown, 13, body found Dec 16.
10. Rachel Brown, 36 [mother of Nariah, Nolynn, Nyles and Nyssa]
11. Steven Brown, 35 [father of Nariah, Nolynn, Nyles and Nyssa]
12. Terry Martin Jayne, 67. Heart attack Dec 15, helping clean up debris, daughter’s house.
13. Say Meh, 42 (died at hospital.)
14. Cory Scott, 27, Rockfield
15. Victoria Smith, 64 [grandmother to the Brown children]
16. Mae White, 77
17. Robert Williams, Jr., 65 (hosp.)

Missouri 2
–2 Reuters. “Night of devastating tornadoes likely kills more than 100 in [KY].” 12-12-2021.
–1 Pemiscot County, Missouri Bootheel, young child killed at home.
–1 St. Charles Co., Defiance area, Female, 84, asleep in home. KSDK, St. Louis. 12-11-2021.

Tennessee 5
–5 Blanchard tally.
–4 NYT. “Live Updates: Tornadoes Hit Several States…at Least 70 Dead in [KY].” 12-11-2021.
–3 Lake County, Tiptonville.
–2 Steve Gunn Jr., 50, and son Grayson Gunn, 12; duck-hunting group from Tallahassee.
–1 Jamie Hall. Missing from same Tallahassee group and building as Steve and Grayson Gunn.
–1 Obion County (NYT)
–1 Shelby County, Memphis, Orange Mound. High winds, tree falls on home. Lisa Taylor, 54.

Narrative Information

Dec 11, NYT: “Officials said that there were ‘confirmed fatalities’ after a roof collapsed at an Amazon warehouse in Illinois, leaving workers trapped, and that tornadoes had killed at least one person at an Arkansas nursing home….

“ Dozens of people were feared dead, and communities across the Midwest and South were digging through rubble on Saturday [Dec 11] after a string of unseasonably powerful storms and tornadoes swept across five states overnight.

“Officials said that there were “confirmed fatalities” after a roof collapsed at an Amazon warehouse in Illinois, that three had died in Tennessee and two in Arkansas, one at a nursing home and one at a Dollar General store.

“Kentucky’s governor said that at least 70 had been killed in a tornado’s path of over 200 miles, and that the state’s death toll could increase to more than 100. ‘This has been the most devastating tornado event in our state’s history,’ Gov. Andy Beshear of Kentucky said in a news briefing. ‘The level of devastation is unlike anything I have ever seen.’

“The storms — dark and immense funnel clouds that roared across the nighttime landscape — obliterated homes, churches and businesses, leaving unearthly scenes of destruction. In Mayfield, Ky., among the hardest-hit communities, the center of town had become a perilous maze of downed utility lines, dangling tree limbs and scattered debris. Officials said that around 110 people had been huddled inside a local candle-making factory when a tornado ripped through it. ‘We believe we’ll lose at least dozens of those individuals,’ Mr. Beshear said. ‘It’s very hard.’….

“In Arkansas, one person was killed when a tornado “totally demolished” the Monette Manor nursing home in the city of Monette, where 67 people lived, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said. A person was also killed at a Dollar General store in nearby Leachville, Ark., he said….

“At least five states were hit by tornadoes on Friday night, including Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri and Tennessee, said Bill Bunting, the operations chief at the Storm Prediction Center, part of the National Weather Service. He said the tornadoes were part of a weather system that was wreaking havoc in many parts of the country, causing substantial snowfall across parts of the upper Midwest and western Great Lakes.

“The Edwardsville Police Department in Illinois said early Saturday that the storms had resulted in “catastrophic damage to a significant portion” of an Amazon warehouse. It was not immediately known how many people had died there. A search-and-rescue operation was underway and next of kin were being notified, the police said.

“In Tennessee, two people died in Lake County and one in Obion County, in the western part of the state, said Dean Flener, a spokesman for the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency….”
(New York Times. “Live Updates: Tornadoes Hit Several States, With at Least 70 Dead in Kentucky.” 12-11-2021.)

Dec 11, CBS News: “….A candle factory in Mayfield, Kentucky, collapsed, with 110 people inside. Only 40 people had been rescued from the rubble as of Saturday afternoon, the governor said….

“President Biden signed an emergency declaration for the state [KY], allowing FEMA and other federal agencies to coordinate disaster relief efforts in the state. ‘Whatever is needed, the federal government is going to find a way to supply it,’ Mr. Biden said Saturday at a press conference….” (CBS News. “Kentucky death toll ‘north of 70’ after tornadoes, storms strike central U.S.” 12-11-2021.)

Dec 17: “Kentucky’s death toll from tornadoes last weekend has climbed to 77, eclipsing the state record of 76 in 1890 in Jefferson County, Gov. Andy Beshear said Friday [Dec 17]. Only one person — in Hopkins County — still was missing as of Friday morning. Sixteen had been reported missing Thursday. ‘Only one person missing is incredible news,’ said Beshear…. In addition to the deaths, the severe weather injured more than 100 people and 1,000 structures, mostly in Western Kentucky. Beshear said the new death toll of 77 includes one new fatality confirmed in Lyon County, another death reported Thursday in Warren County and three in Hopkins County that have not yet been confirmed by the county coroner….

“Hundreds of state and federal employees are assisting to help tornado victims, Beshear said. That includes about 640 Guard members, more than 600 Transportation Cabinet workers, about 100 from Kentucky State Police, 20 from the state forestry division and about 700 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. They are gathering information in line with President Joseph Biden’s disaster declarations for the area….” (Lexington Herald Leader (Jack Brammer). “Kentucky death toll climbs to 77 from tornadoes, breaking state record.” 12-17-2021.)

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Action News 5, Memphis. “One storm-related death confirmed in Shelby County.” 12-11-2021. Accessed 12-13-2021 at: https://www.actionnews5.com/2021/12/11/storm-related-death-reported-shelby-county-gov-lee-visit-affected-areas/

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CBS News (Sarah Lynch Baldwin) “Kentucky university clarifies storm-related fatality, says it is not aware of any fatalities within student body.” 12-11-2021. Accessed 12-11-2021 at: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/western-kentucky-university-storms-fatality/

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