KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear says he fears tornadoes have killed 70 people in the state and the death toll may exceed 100.
The governor plans a 4 p.m. CDT update on the storm's devastation in his state.
Gov. Beshear says four tornadoes, one of which stayed on the ground for more than 200 miles after touching down, had swept through Kentucky.
Almost 60,000 Kentuckians have been left without power, he says.
The city of Mayfield had been "devastated," Gov. Beshear says, adding that a roof collapse at a candle factory had "resulted in mass casualties."
Kentucky State Police Trooper Sarah Burgess said search and rescue teams are still going through the rubble but don't yet have a number for how many have died
Coroners have been called to the scene of a candle factory in western Kentucky and bodies have been recovered, but she didn't know how many.
She said it could take today and potentially longer to remove all of the rubble.
E.W. Scripps LEX 18 TV station reports one person died 70 homes were destroyed or heavily damaged by the storm in Campbellsville, Ky.
In Edwardsville, Illinois, outside St. Louis, there were multiple injuries and at least one death at a collapsed Amazon facility, emergency officials say.
Severe storms moved through the area Friday night and caused catastrophic damage across multiple states.
Three people have died in severe weather in Tennessee.
In Edwardsville, Illinois, outside St. Louis, there were multiple injuries and at least one death at a collapsed Amazon facility, emergency officials say.
One person has died after an apparent tornado tore through a nursing home in Arkansas.
At least one fatality has been reported in Missouri.
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This is a developing story and may be updated.
