Earlier in the day at a 5 a.m. news conference, Beshear said he expected the death toll from Saturday's tornadoes to surpass 50, likely landing between 70 to 100 casualties.

Tornado cuts through Kentucky for 200 miles, upwards of 70 feared dead; ... “We had to, at times, crawl over casualties to get to live victims,” said Jeremy Creason, ...

Mass casualty event declared as Midwest tornadoes kill at least 27 - More than two dozen people across Kentucky, Missouri and Virginia were killed as a result of deadly storms that ripped roofs ...

Several tornadoes tore through Missouri, Kentucky and Virginia, killing at least 23 people. “The sirens came on, the wind started, and suddenly all the doors shut.