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With some structures still standing but severely damaged, with just yards away other buildings barely touched, the calculus of destruction to this rural town was cruelly selective.

Science suggests "Tornado Alley" may be expanding

16-year-old Mary Schalk set off on her first solo flight the day after a destructive tornado ravaged Mayfield, Ky. Her mission was to get supplies to those who needed it, as many were left with nothing after the storm.

On Dec. 10, 2021, a tornado tore across Kentucky demolishing areas in its path. Farmers and state leaders say it will be a long road to recovery with trouble sourcing even enough fencing supplies to rebuild.

The devastation created by a rare mid-December tornado is still being assessed. Thousands of structures were demolished in the storms. University of Kentucky's research station in Princeton was destroyed.

During a rare mid-December tornado outbreak, Mayfield Grain Company in Mayfield, Ky. took a direct hit as portions of the facility were shredded by the powerful storm. Papers from the facility were found 98 miles away.