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Kentuckys governor said Saturday that a monstrous tornado likely killed dozens of people in the state and the toll was climbing after severe weather ripped through at least five states, leaving widespread devastation.

MAYFIELD, Ky. — At least 70 people were feared dead in Kentucky after tornadoes and severe weather tore through multiple states and caused catastrophic damage.

Severe storms moved through the area on Friday night.

Tornadoes and severe weather caused catastrophic damage across multiple states late Friday, killing at least six people overnight as a storm system tore through a candle factory in Kentucky, an Amazon facility in Illinois and a nursing home in Arkansas. The Kentucky governor said he feared dozens more could be dead.

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) — Tornadoes and severe weather caused catastrophic damage across multiple states late Friday, killing at least six people overnight as a storm system tore through a candle factory in Kentucky, an Amazon facility in Illinois and a nursing home in Arkansas. The Kentucky governor said he feared dozens more could be dead.

Officials say search and rescue teams in western Kentucky are still going through rubble after tornadoes and severe weather hit the area.

Severe storms moved through the area on Friday night.

Three people died in severe weather in Tennessee and one person died in an apparent tornado at an Arkansas nursing home. At least one person is dead following Amazon collapse.

Severe storms moved through the area on Friday night.

Severe storms moved through the area on Friday night.