The EF-3 tornado touched down in Somerset, Pulaski County, before wreaking havoc across the region, including London.

As recovery efforts continue, emergency management teams are conducting damage assessments to help Kentucky qualify for federal disaster assistance.

Entire neighborhoods were razed, leaving residents combing through debris, desperate to recover fragments of their lives.

A reported tornado claimed lives in Laurel County, causing destruction and displacing many. Shelters are open and efforts are underway to help those affected.

The Salvation Army’s Louisville Area Command sent more support to Laurel and Pulaski counties after a tornado ripped through the area. The organization had 'boots on the ground' quickly. They loaded their mobile catering truck, rapid response unit, with supplies to continue helping those in need.

As Laurel County residents continue to reel from the effects of Friday night's deadly tornado, there is help available to those in need. Here's where they can get it.

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.

Several parts of the state were struck by the tornado early Saturday morning, leaving significant damage across the area.

A preliminary survey by National Weather Service Jackson suggests an EF-3 tornado struck Laurel County late Friday.

KENTUCKY, USA — A firefighter working to help others during Friday night’s destructive tornado has died. According to the Laurel County Fire Department, Major Roger Leslie Leatherman was fatally injured while responding to the tornado.

Survey teams were still working to assess damage into the evening Sunday, but officials said they have already documented severe damage near and west of the London-Corbin Airport.