Survivors of the deadly tornadoes that struck parts of Kentucky continued to sift through the rubble as widespread cleanup efforts were underway.

Debra Edelman, 93, was a prominent member of the Richmond community, founding a recycling business and becoming a philanthropist later in life.

Laurel County took the biggest hit in Kentucky from a violent tornado that spanned several cities on Friday. Of Kentucky's reported 18 deaths (as of Saturday night), 17 of those were in the London, Kentucky area.

Families hunkered down in their bathrooms and emerged to find their homes gone when a deadly tornado barreled through the community of London, Kentucky, on Friday, leaving behind only foundations where houses once stood.

Debra Edelman, 93, was a prominent member of the Richmond community, founding a recycling business and becoming a philanthropist later in life.

The Jackson, Kentucky office is one of a growing number of forecast offices unable to cover an overnight shift since the Trump administration cut staffing levels through buyouts and firings.

Multiple deaths have been reported after a possible tornado rolled across southeastern Kentucky, according to local authorities.

Kim Goff, of the Somerset, Kentucky area, took this photo of Friday's deadly tornado."This was taken off of my back porch less than a minute before it hit us,"