Tornado Death Toll Rises to 19 Kentucky emergency management officials say two more bodies have been found in northeastern Kentucky, raising the state's death toll to 19 people killed by violent storms. More than 35 people have died in the storms nationwide. Judy Taylor surveys the damage to her trailer home on Carlisle Road, Piner, KY Friday March 2, 2012 after strong storms ripped through the area about 25 miles south of Cincinnati, OH. (AP Photo/The Enquirer, Patick Reddy) Close Authorities say the bodies were found in West Liberty, raising the number of dead to five in Morgan County by late morning. Approximately 300 people have been injured in Kentucky. Authorities and emergency rescue crews were still searching Kentucky's hardest hit areas Saturday for possible victims.