Total federal disaster assistance approved for Kentucky survivors of the tornadoes and damaging storms of Feb. 29 through March 3 now stands at more than $18.6 million.

The severe weather that formed the two volatile weather systems during that period generated an estimated $1 to $2 billion in insured losses, killing at least 19 people.

In a preliminary analysis, catastrophe modeler EQECAT reported the storms essentially “caused a month's worth of tornadoes in just a few days.”

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