Aerial video footage from areas in the South and Midwest, including Kentucky, show a trail of destruction left by devastating storms and tornadoes.

A Kentucky family emerged from the basement of their London, Kentucky, home Friday after an EF-3 tornado destroyed their entire neighborhood. They jumped into action, finding buried and injured neighbors,

LONDON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — In the aftermath of the powerful tornado that tore through parts of Laurel County, stories of destruction and heartbreak are being met with just as many examples of hope, resilience, and neighborly love.

Kentucky Gov Andy Beshear remembered 19 people killed by a tornado that ripped through the state Friday as children of God and asked for prayers for others injured or displaced by the event

Donations are being collected at the airport. The items needed include: A medical clinic has also been set up at the airport to prevent “little injuries from becoming big ones,” according to authorities. Among the services being offered are tetanus shots.

Meteorologists with the NWS Paducah office have also confirmed several tornadoes in its region the afternoon and evening of May 16. Three tornadoes impacted western Kentucky, including an EF-3 tornado in Morganfield with winds of 155 mph, an EF-2 tornado in Allegre and an EF-2 tornado in Casky.

The community of Laurel County, Kentucky, is grieving the loss of more than a dozen people, including a firefighter who spent nearly four decades helping others, after a tornado destroyed his neighborhood while he was on duty.

LONDON, Ky. (WYMT) - Several business owners lost their storefronts after a tornado ripped through London early Saturday morning. Michael Lykins owns Adventure Pets in London, off of Highway 25. He said he came to his store after friends told him about the damage, at approximately 2:30 a.m.

Days after homes were flattened, cars were flipped and at least 19 people died when a powerful tornado roared across rural Kentucky, families are picking up the pieces and checking

Some of the worst damage after this weekend’s tornadoes is near the London-Corbin Airport. An entire neighborhood was flattened and one of the families living on that street is already in crisis. Their one-year-old son is battling a rare cancer.

The airport does not have power, a command post is set up there for people in the area to get much-needed supplies and support.