Media source: Severe weather kills 27 people in US Midwest, South

WASHINGTON, May 19 (KUNA) -- Severe storms and tornadoes in the Midwest and South killed at least 27 people over the weekend, 19 of them in Kentucky, said the US Weather Channel.
"Extreme weather is still in the forecast from the plains to the Ohio Valley, added the source, indicating that the threat of dangerous severe weather would continue to target millions of Americans in the Plains, South and Midwest through at least midweek.
NOAA's Storm Prediction Center issued a Level 4 out of 5 risk of severe storms on Sunday, followed by a Level 3 out of 5 risk on Monday and Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear confirmed the deaths in an X post, saying, "We have lost 19 people to this weather event." (end) rsr.gta