Kentucky residents impacted by deadly tornadoes will likely have to turn to a weakened Federal Emergency Management Agency to aid recovery.

Cleanup work was underway, with many volunteers joining in to help, days after severe weather tearing through southeastern Kentucky killed at least 19 people, news reports said. Governor Andy Beshear confirmed that at least 19 people lost their lives due to storms and tornadoes on Friday,

Gov. Andy Beshear says the death toll is expected to rise as more information comes in following storms that struck Kentucky.

Nearly 60 million people in the central and southern U.S. are once again under threat of severe weather Tuesday, including most of Kentucky, which just endured a tornado outbreak last Friday that claimed at least 19 lives in the state.

Nine tornadoes struck Missouri and Kentucky on May 16, including a deadly EF3 in Scott County that killed two people and destroyed homes. The National Weather Service confirmed tornadoes up to EF4 strength.

A prominent Indiana woman has died in connection with the devastating storms that ravaged southeastern Kentucky over the weekend.

Kentucky could see some severe storms overnight Monday into Tuesday. However, the risk of more severe storms is looming for Tuesday afternoon.

Did alerts go out? What type of alerts did people receive? National Weather Service and others have said the Jackson office was staffed Friday night despite staffing shortages.