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December 10, 2021 Tornado Rocks Mayfield, Kentucky

On the evening of December 10, 2021, a high-end EF4 tornado ripped through Mayfield, Kentucky, killing eight employees of the candle factory (Mayfield Consumer Products) and injuring many others. The structure that housed Mayfield Consumer Products was leveled. It was later determined that a total of 22 people were killed in Mayfield as a result of the tornado, among numerous others who sustained injuries. Structures that were damaged include, but are not limited to, pharmacies, local businesses, churches, the Graves County Courthouse, and radio towers essential to communications for emergency responders.

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