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Louisville mayor announces 1 fatality during severe storm

By Corey Elam,

2024-05-27

LOUISVILLE, Ky. ( FOX 56 ) — A wave of severe weather took the life of one person on Sunday.

Louisville mayor Craig Greenberg posted on social media on Sunday to announce that a fatality had been reported as a result of severe weather as a line of storms swept through Kentucky.

Authorities told Nexstar’s WDRB that a man was hit by a tree and pronounced dead at the scene in the 10700 block of Hobbs Station Road near Anchorage.

A Louisville resident observed storm damage done to trees.
Storm damage photo in Louisville.
Storm damage to a truck in Louisville.
Severe storm winds blew the steeple off a building in Louisville on Sunday.

Straight-line winds reportedly dislodged the limb of a tree, killing one person.

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