AP Gallery: Tornado devastation in Mayfield, Kentucky
In Mayfield, Kentucky, hundreds of buildings have been reduced to nothing.
Roofs are sheared off those that stand.
Some streets are littered with snapped trees, clothes, chunks of insulation and blown-away Christmas decorations.
The fire station is inoperable, most police cars destroyed.
At least eight people working at a Mayfield candle factory were killed, and eight more are missing. It’s still unclear how many others in Mayfield died.
People survey damage from a tornado in Mayfield, Ky., on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021. Tornadoes and severe weather caused catastrophic damage across multiple states late Friday, killing several people overnight. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)Photo by: Associated Press
Sam Willett helps to salvage items from a friends' home Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021, in Mayfield, Ky. Tornadoes and severe weather caused catastrophic damage across several states Friday, killing multiple people overnight. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)Photo by: Associated Press
Attorney Chuck Foster talks on the phone Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021, in what was his law office before it was destroyed in Friday's storm in Mayfield, Ky. Tornadoes and severe weather caused catastrophic damage across several states Friday, killing multiple people. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)Photo by: Associated Press
In a view from this aerial photo, people walk amidst destruction from a recent tornado in downtown Mayfield, Ky., Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)Photo by: Associated Press
Judy Burton becomes emotional while standing outside her apartment building, which was severely damaged in Friday's tornados, in Mayfield, Ky., Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021. Burton and her dog barely escaped as one of the most devastating tornados in American history tore apart her town of 10,000 people. (AP Photo/Claire Galofaro)Photo by: Associated Press
Kenny Sanford exits his mother-in-law's apartment through a collapsed wall Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, in Mayfield, Ky. Tornadoes and severe weather caused catastrophic damage across several states Friday, killing multiple people overnight. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)Photo by: Associated Press
Ronald Hayes sits in a shelter in Wingo, Ky., on Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021, after his home was destroyed by a tornado that ripped through the town on the evening of Dec. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Robert Bumsted)Photo by: Associated Press
Timothy McDill walks near his tornado-damaged home in Mayfield, Ky., on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021. Tornadoes and severe weather caused catastrophic damage across several states late Friday, killing multiple people overnight. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)Photo by: Associated Press
Men sort through a destroyed business Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, in Mayfield, Ky. Tornadoes and severe weather caused catastrophic damage across several states Friday, killing multiple people overnight. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)Photo by: Associated Press
People help retrieve items from a destroyed home Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, in Mayfield, Ky. Tornadoes and severe weather caused catastrophic damage across several states Friday, killing multiple people overnight. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)Photo by: Associated Press
Tony Parrott looks through his daughter's damaged apartment unit after a tornado in Mayfield, Ky., on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021. Tornadoes and severe weather caused catastrophic damage across several states late Friday, killing multiple people overnight. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)Photo by: Associated Press