[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 74 (Wednesday, May 11, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S2675]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   SEVERE WEATHER IN WESTERN KENTUCKY

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I wish to say a few words about the 
severe weather that hit my home State of Kentucky yesterday. A large 
tornado touched down in Mayfield in Graves County in Western Kentucky. 
It damaged homes and businesses and reportedly injured 10 people as it 
made its way through that part of my State.
  Tornadoes were also reported in Muhlenberg and Union Counties. 
Thankfully, no deaths have been reported in Kentucky as of the latest 
news reports. Kentuckians are, as always, reaching out to help their 
neighbors in times of distress, with reports that local churches and 
businesses have opened their doors to those displaced by the tornadoes 
as they recover.
  We are thinking today of all the Kentuckians who have been hurt by 
this severe weather. We continue to monitor the situation, and we are 
thankful that the damage that has been reported so far was not worse.

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