LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- Gov. Steve Beshear has declared a statewide emergency after officials confirmed that at least three tornadoes touched down in Kentucky, demolishing a fire station, damaging buildings across the state and causing minor injuries but no fatalities.
The tornadoes Friday were part of a storm that brought hail, flash flooding and high, straight line winds to the Bluegrass state for the second time in three days.
Beshear's declaration allows him to deploy state assistance, including the Kentucky National Guard, to affected counties without delays.
Kentucky Emergency Management spokesman Buddy Rogers said the National Weather Service confirmed a tornado that touched down in Trimble County and stayed on the ground into neighboring Carroll County. That storm destroyed the Milton Fire Station No. 2 about 10 miles west of Bedford.
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