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(CNN) — It took everything Kyanna Parsons-Perez had to keep from panicking after heavy winds collapsed the building she was in and pinned her to the ground under piles of heavy debris. Parsons-Perez was one of many workers trapped under the rubble of a candle factory in Mayfield, Kentucky, after it was struck by a […]

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Theres a few opportunities for people that want to give. the mayfield community foundation has theirs up and running and that could be donated through go fund me. the sheriffs department is also setting up a local relief fund. the governor has set up a western kentucky relief fund, because were not the only town in kentucky hit. we were maybe hit the hardest, but theres hurt all across western kentucky. >> hurt, indeed. you can see it visibly from the sky from these shots and on the ground from ...

You were being told this could be serious. do you think the night of you had enough warning of the storm? >> yeah. i felt personally that i had enough of a warning. you know, we had coverage right up until the time that it happened. i mean, as soon as the lights cut and we lost power is when the tornado had came through. so i think our local station did a great job of saving lives. i mean, they just did. people took their advice, and i think got to cover as much as they could. looking at the hom...

It took everything Kyanna Parsons-Perez had to keep from panicking after heavy winds collapsed the building she was in and pinned her to the ground under piles of heavy debris.

The temperature in the air was like hot and cold, and just erie. i have never been more scared than that moment and ran down to the basement. and it was over. it came through but we were safe. so -- >> yes. steven, i know tornado watches and warnings arent unexpected in this area. have you been through a tornado before, and was this different? >> you know, we have. weve had tornado watches and warnings my whole life. its something we always take seriously as we should. but this one did seem diff...

People who have had their lives here. i heard one family spent 32 years here and they lost everything but they have all of their people safe and sound. like i said before, people who have driven from all communities, all walks of life, just to come here and help clean up because they say their fellow human beings, there community needed help, and they want to be here for them. >> such an important perspective from the ground. wendy reporting for us in mayfield, kentucky. wendy, thank you. joinin...

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear has declared a state of emergency following tornadoes throughout Western Kentucky on Friday night. One tornado moved through Mayfield, Kentucky, leaving a massive wake of damage and destroying several buildings.