Tornado-battered residents in the US brace for 'hail the size of tennis balls'

Storms leave a trail of damaged houses, vehicles and homeless people in Kentucky

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Residents in Kentucky and Missouri sifted through damage in tornado-stricken neighbourhoods, still on edge Sunday for more severe weather ahead after storms that killed more than two dozen people as they swept through parts of the Midwest and South.

Kentucky was hardest hit as a devastating tornado damaged hundreds of homes, tossed vehicles about and left many homeless. At least 19 people were killed, most of them in southeastern Laurel County. Meteorologists predicted a fresh “multi-day” mix of dangerous weather conditions across the nation’s midsection with heavy rains, thunderstorms and potential tornadoes, according to the National Weather Service.