Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear said at least 74 had died in his state alone. 9News
There have been dozens of confirmed deaths in Arkansas, Kentucky, Illinois, Missouri and Tennessee, but those numbers are expected to rise.Oaklynn Koon died from injuries sustained while sheltering from a tornado.
The tornado hit the house directly, flinging the family around and tossing a bathtub in the air that was shielding two of his sons.The couple put their infant daughter, Oaklynn, in a car seat to protect her, and she appeared to be OK on Saturday. His 11-year-old son Bentley and four-year-old son Dallas were buried in debris as the storm went throughDallas had bleeding from his head and was sent to Indiana for treatment, before being released from hospital.
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