Gallery: Tornado destruction in Dawson Springs, Kentucky

DAWSON SPRINGS, KENTUCKY, UNITED STATES – 2021/12/11: Danny Mensor stands outside his destroyed home after a tornado tore through rural Kentucky on December 11, 2021 in Dawson Springs, Ky. The tornado touched down around 10 p.m. Friday night, and left a path of destruction for over 200 miles in Kentucky. The tornado began in Arkansas. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)

ST. CHARLES, KENTUCKY, UNITED STATES – 2021/12/11: Houses and other structures are destroyed after a tornado tore through rural Kentucky on December 11, 2021 in St. Charles, Ky. The tornado touched down around 10 p.m. Friday night, and left a path of destruction for over 200 miles in Kentucky. The tornado began in Arkansas. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)

DAWSON SPRINGS, KENTUCKY, UNITED STATES – 2021/12/11: Clothes are still hanging in the closet of a destroyed trailer home after a tornado tore through rural Kentucky on December 11, 2021 in Dawson Springs, Ky. The tornado touched down around 10 p.m. Friday night, and left a path of destruction for over 200 miles in Kentucky. The tornado began in Arkansas. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)

DAWSON SPRINGS, KENTUCKY, UNITED STATES – 2021/12/11: Danny Mensor hugs his girlfriend Shawnee Thompson outside his destroyed home after a tornado tore through rural Kentucky on December 11, 2021 in Dawson Springs, Ky. The tornado touched down around 10 p.m. Friday night, and left a path of destruction for over 200 miles in Kentucky. The tornado began in Arkansas. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)

DAWSON SPRINGS, KENTUCKY – DECEMBER 12: A tank that sat outside the American Legion is unmoved while everything around it is destroyed after a tornado tore through rural Kentucky on December 12, 2021 in Dawson Springs, Kentucky. Multiple tornadoes touched down in several Midwestern states late Friday evening causing widespread destruction and leaving an estimated 70-plus people dead. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)

DAWSON SPRINGS, KENTUCKY – DECEMBER 12: The Baptist Health Deaconess Medical Group building is damaged after a tornado tore through rural Kentucky on December 12, 2021 in Dawson Springs, Kentucky. Multiple tornadoes touched down in several Midwestern states late Friday evening causing widespread destruction and leaving an estimated 70-plus people dead. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)

DAWSON SPRINGS, KENTUCKY – DECEMBER 12: The Baptist Health Deaconess Medical Group building is damaged after a tornado tore through rural Kentucky on December 12, 2021 in Dawson Springs, Kentucky. Multiple tornadoes touched down in several Midwestern states late Friday evening causing widespread destruction and leaving an estimated 70-plus people dead. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)

DAWSON SPRINGS, KENTUCKY – DECEMBER 12: The Baptist Health Deaconess Medical Group building is damaged after a tornado tore through rural Kentucky on December 12, 2021 in Dawson Springs, Kentucky. Multiple tornadoes touched down in several Midwestern states late Friday evening causing widespread destruction and leaving an estimated 70-plus people dead. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)

DAWSON SPRINGS, KENTUCKY – DECEMBER 12: A Coke machine is removed the home of a man who died after a tornado tore through rural Kentucky on December 12, 2021 in Dawson Springs, Kentucky. Multiple tornadoes touched down in several Midwestern states late Friday evening causing widespread destruction and leaving an estimated 70-plus people dead. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)

DAWSON SPRINGS, KENTUCKY – DECEMBER 12: A Coke machine is removed the home of a man who died after a tornado tore through rural Kentucky on December 12, 2021 in Dawson Springs, Kentucky. Multiple tornadoes touched down in several Midwestern states late Friday evening causing widespread destruction and leaving an estimated 70-plus people dead. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)

DAWSON SPRINGS, KENTUCKY – DECEMBER 12: Houses, structures, and Vehicles are seen with damage after a tornado tore through rural Kentucky on December 12, 2021 in Dawson Springs, Kentucky. Multiple tornadoes touched down in several Midwestern states late Friday evening causing widespread destruction and leaving an estimated 70-plus people dead. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)

DAWSON SPRINGS, KENTUCKY – DECEMBER 12: Damage after a tornado tore through rural Kentucky on December 12, 2021 in Dawson Springs, Kentucky. Multiple tornadoes touched down in several Midwestern states late Friday evening causing widespread destruction and leaving an estimated 70-plus people dead. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)

DAWSON SPRINGS, KENTUCKY – DECEMBER 12: A gas station is damaged after a tornado tore through rural Kentucky on December 12, 2021 in Dawson Springs, Kentucky. Multiple tornadoes touched down in several Midwestern states late Friday evening causing widespread destruction and leaving an estimated 70-plus people dead. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)