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Nomia iqbal reports. the scale of the destruction has been extraordinary. in the dead of night, dark funnel clouds roared across six states in four hours at a speed of 220 mph, obliterating everything in their path. this small town of mayfield in kentucky has been hit hard. workers on christmas shifts at this candle factory were buried by several tornadoes that came hurtling in the dark. it is thought up to 110 people were inside. a0 have made it out. this has been the most devastating tornado event in our state's history. and for those that have seen it, what it's done here in grace county an...

It, what it's done here in grace county and elsewhere, it's indescribable. a state of emergency has been declared in kentucky as a huge rescue operation gets under way, but authorities face huge challenges. a police station in mayfield has been destroyed and firefighters have lost equipment. there is no power. nearly 200 troops from the national guard are helping, and more than half of the population in this town are without electricity and water in one of the coldest months of the year. millions of americans knew extreme weather was coming. they have been issued with weather alerts for severa...

0 nbc's wendy joins us from there. it's good to talk to you again. what are you hearing from folks in these ongoing efforts to rescue as many people as possible? >> yasmin, good afternoon to you. good to speak to you again. it's incredible, the outpouring of help and support that you are hearing, and seeing people come out in the downtown area. wherever you look there seems to be destruction, and everywhere you turn there seems to be a story, and people sometimes think we are exaggerating that thing, but i'm not kidding you, you can walk one block and find a store yeah then walk another block ...

At least 36 tornados are believed to have touched down in arkansas, illinois, kentucky, missouri, mississippi, and tennessee, one of the strongest tornados potentially traveled over 200 miles. here's some new video of the destruction left in mayfield, kentucky, which is believed to be one of the hardest hit areas. at least 70 people are believed to be dead in just kentucky alone but officials say the final figure could end up being closer to 100 fatalities. earlier today, governor andy beshear gave an update from that devastated city. >> this has been the most devastating tornado event in our ...

>> well, i know that leadership in each of the states are communicating with the white house, with their federal counterparts and i'm certain that they'll do everything they can to bring federal resources to bear. you can be certain that senator blackburn and i will will. neil: senator, thank you very, very much. hang in there and my best to all of our folks. >> thank you, neil. neil: what a horrific nightmare, to see the rampage of mother r nature. the kentucky governor is speaking right now. he did note earlier, the amount of people that could be . >> for those that have seen it, what it's d...