and after photo here. this warehouse, about the size of a football field, suffered a direct hit from this tornado that essentially almost cut it in half. you can see the before version there. now look at it. it is nearly decimated on one side. authorities say there were about 45 people that they pulled from that building after this tornado struck around 8:40 p.m. on friday. people here say that they did have a warning but it was a fast-moving tornado, tough to see under the cover of darkness. you can see the damage it left behind. an incredibly telling moment just a few minutes ago, a dump truck a tow truck, rather, pulled out of the parking lot and on the back was a vehicle that had to have been in that parking lot that it looked like it had been placed in a compacter. keep in mind this was a much, much smaller tornado than the quad state tornado which struck mayfield, kentucky, and yet the damage is absolutely undeniable.
survivorsre in there now. i survived this. honey, listen, i m humbling and i m forever grateful. the head of fema and secretary of homeland security both headed to kentucky to help in the recovery effort. the death toll there expected to rise. this event is the worst, most devastating, most deadly tornado event in kentucky s history. a so-called quad-state tornado that was on the ground for hundreds of miles could set new records. that and the time of year have people asking how much did this have to do with climate change? we all know everything is moreow intense when the climates warming, everything, and obviously it has some impact here. plus in washington, we could
this year we ve seen wildfires on the west coast, heavy rain and flooding destroying homes in the east. experts say these extreme events are the result of climate change and global warming, adding fuel to disasters like this week s quad-state tornado which killed dozens of people and broke records at an unusual time of year for storms like this to strike. joining me right now is brenda, a senior climate scientist from the union of concerned scientists. officials say this weekend s tornado traveled something crazy, more than 200 miles over the course of two hours. it could set the record for the longest continuous tornado in american history. first off, how rare is it to see