Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kentucky face tornadoes and severe weather

Severe weather and tornados prompted Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear to issue a statewide emergency declaration last night to make sure resources are available in the aftermath.

In addition to the statewide emergency declaration, 14 counties and 5 cities issued emergency declarations of their own, Beshear said.

Beshear said during a news conference that currently, there 174,586 customers without power and “crews working around the clock to make sure power is restored.”

He said that for many Kentuckians, especially in larger cities, power is expected to be restored today. However, in western Kentucky, it could take days until power comes back…