Kentucky residents impacted by deadly tornadoes will likely have to turn to a weakened Federal Emergency Management Agency to aid recovery.

The National Weather Service has completed the tornado assessment in Laurel County, Kentucky. The preliminary data showed high end EF3 damage, with low end EF4 indicators, mainly in the Sunshine Hills area of London,

Hearts are heavy across Kentucky in the wake of deadly tornadoes that slammed the state last week, but despite that, first responders and volunteers, some of whom are high school students, continue recovery efforts to rebuild communities that were leveled by the storms.

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.

A London family survived Friday night's tornado in Laurel County by hiding in a nearby gas station's walk-in cooler.

A Kentucky woman who lost both of her parents when a powerful EF-4 tornado swept through the community of London said her heart is broken and there are no words to describe how she’s feeling since the disaster struck nearly a week ago.

Greyhound is recognizing one of its drivers, who they said led passengers to safety during severe storms in London, Kentucky last week.

Most of the city is in recovery mode, four days after an EF-4 tornado ripped across I-75, killing 19 people, while destroying several communities, and large parts of the region’s commuter airport. The victims of this tornado include Lowe’s store associates, and customers who’ve shopped this location many times over the years