BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — The last of 17 people who died in Bowling Green has been identified.


What You Need To Know

  • Officials confirmed the last of 17 people who died from a tornado that hit Bowling Green last weekend

  • 12 of the 17 deaths lived on Moss Creek Avenue. Those same 12 people were from just two families

  • Sen. Mitch McConnell toured the area Friday

Officials discovered the body of 13-year-old Nyssa Brown Thursday, a member of one of just two families that made up 12 of the 17 deaths.

The full list from the Warren County Coroner’s office:

  • Cory Scott – 27 year old male located at residence on Vanmeter Road in Rockfield, Kentucky
  • Mae F. White – 77 year old female located at residence on Hillridge Court
  • Victoria Smith – 64 year old female located near residence on Moss Creek Avenue
  • Rachel Brown – 36 year old female located near residence on Moss Creek Avenue
  • Steven Brown – 35 year old male located near residence on Moss Creek Avenue
  • Nariah Cayshelle Brown – 16 year old female located near residence on Moss Creek Avenue
  • Nolynn Brown – Juvenile male located near residence on Moss Creek Avenue
  • Nyles Brown – 4 year old male located near residence on Moss Creek Avenue
  • Nyssa Brown — 13 year old female
  • Alisa Besic – Adult female located near residence on Moss Creek Avenue
  • Selmir Besic – Juvenile male located near residence on Moss Creek Avenue
  • Elma Besic – Juvenile female located near residence on Moss Creek Avenue
  • Samantha Besic – Infant female located near residence on Moss Creek Avenue
  • Alma Besic – Infant female located near residence on Moss Creek Avenue
  • Robert Williams, Jr. – 65 year old male death at Skyline Medical Center as a result of injuries sustained in storm.
  • Say Meh – 42-year-old female death at The Medical Center at Bowling Green as a result of injuries sustained in storm.
  • Terry Martin Jayne - 67 year old male at The Medical Center at Bowling Green as a result of cardiac arrest during storm cleanup.

Warren County Coroner Kevin Kirby had to document each and every death.

“It’s tough to see your community, staples of houses that you’ve always seen, trees that you’ve always driven by, and those are just all gone,” he said.

Kirby grew up in Bowling Green and has served as the Warren County coroner for the last 35 years.  

He said last weekend’s storms were the worst he’s ever seen.

“It’s disturbing. It’s hurtful. You hate to see our town go through the destruction it’s gone through,” Kirby said. “You especially hate to see the loss of life we’ve incurred here.”

Mitch McConnell walked through the aftermath in Bowling Green on Friday. (Spectrum News 1/Joe Ragusa)

Sen. Mitch McConnell visited the area around Moss Creek Avenue Friday, promising to continue federal assistance beyond the 30 days the federal government is obligated to provide.

“Pictures tell you half the story; being on site tells you the entire story,” McConnell said.

And Kirby said he personally knew one of the victims, 27-year-old Cory Scott.

“He actually worked down the street at a local stereo shop, and also had some other jobs, but he was a fine young man,” Kirby said. “And it’s just a sad, sad situation.”

Despite the death and destruction, Kirby said he’s confident the people of Bowling Green will rise above the tragedy.  

“Because that’s the type of people that we have here: they’re loving, they’re caring, and they want to take care of each other,” he said. “And I think, although the storm caused damages, we’re going to overcome it because of the type of people we have here.”

And now that everyone is accounted for, efforts now turn to helping people rebuild.