Storms leave 21 dead and Kentucky governor says toll "will likely grow"

Powerful storms with tornado reports in the Midwest have led to at least 14 deaths in Kentucky and seven in Missouri, with property damage and widespread power outages lasting into Saturday morning.The big picture: The storms were part of a weather system Friday that moved across multiple U.S. regions, affecting Missouri, southeastern Kentucky and the Great Lakes area and triggering a severe Texas heat wave.Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said in an X post Saturday morning after declaring a state of emergency that 100,476 are still without power and the number of deaths, now at 14, "will likely grow."Zoom in: The National Weather Service St. Louis said "a tornado likely occurred" across parts of St. Louis Friday afternoon. People survey the storm damage Friday in St. Louis. Photo: AP/ Jeff RobersonThere were five deaths in the city so far, with property damage to more than 5,000 homes, St. Louis Mayor Cara Spencer confirmed during a news conference on Friday."The loss of life and destruction St. Louis has experienced in today's storm is horrendous, and my thoughts are with everyone whose lives were altered today," Spencer said in an X post. Part of Centennial Christian Church in St. Louis collapsed on Friday due to the storms. Photo: AP/ Michael PhillisTwo people died in Scott County, which is about 135 miles south of St. Louis."The tornado moved from the eastern part of the county, leaving behind a trail of destruction, with multiple homes completely lost and areas left unrecognizable," the sheriff's office said in a Facebook post Friday.

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