The move would help get federal assistance moving into Kentucky to help people who saw damage to their homes after deadly tornadoes and severe weather last week. There have been reports of FEMA being on the ground, so WBIR 10News spoke with some people who live in the area.

More severe weather is forecast to move into the commonwealth May 20, including in some of the areas hit hardest by recent tornadoes.

Tornadoes that swept through Kentucky, Missouri and Virginia killed more than two dozen people, destroyed homes and left thousands without power as residents began clearing widespread storm damage.

An EF-4 tornado hit Laurel County last week and killed 19 people. Eight people are still hospitalized, with three of them in critical condition.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Cleanup of the destruction left behind after last week's tornadoes is just beginning as dozens of Kentuckians left with nothing move into temporary housing.

While Kentucky awaits a response regarding a request for individual disaster assistance, Beshear said the state's death toll from the May storms remained at 19.

Trump weakened the understaffed National Weather Service. Some in the storms' paths wonder if those cuts contributed to the death toll.

The EF-4 tornado that caused extensive damage in Kentucky this past weekend has sparked conversations about warning systems, particularly tornado sirens.

After deadly flooding in the commonwealth last month, President Donald Trump approved a request for FEMA assistance about two weeks after the disaster.