with more. reporter: more than 100 people were inside a candle factory when the tornado ripped through mayfield, kentucky. the only thing standing was the bathroom and the hall. reporter: now kentucky officials believe this storm was one of the most severe in the state s history. the powerful twister demolished the monette manor nursing home in arkansas, trapping 20 people inside overnight. at least one person is reported dead and five seriously injured. a massive emergency response rushed to the site and were able to bring the rest of the residents out safely. a second nursing home in truman was damaged. power lines down there, the roads still blocked. the nursing home is hit. reporter: still more damage in leechville as the twister cut 100 mile long path diagonally through northeast arkansas. powerful winds swept through illinois too shredding an amazon warehouse and trapping dozens of workers in edwardsville.
could kind of see into the warehouse, so from the station i was in, the back corner where i usually check in and grab my bag and stuff like that, keys for the van, all that was caved in. there was a bathroom over there, so that bathroom was gone. reporter: so we re deeply saddened by the news that members of our amazon family passed away as a result of the storm in edwardsville illinois, our thoughts and prayers are with the victims, their loved ones and everyone impacted by the tornado. we ls want to thank all the first responders for their ongoing efforts on the scene. we re continuing to provide support for our employees and partners in the area. here s another message from area police. this will be an ongoing effort, like i said, to make sure that we account for everyone that we don t leave anybody behind, and, you know, that may take the rest of the morning. it may take the rest of the day. it may take two days. i do not know that answer at
touring that damage in monette today. here s a look at some of the damage as tornados ripped through parts of missouri where at least one person was killed in st. charles county. now another look at the damage today in kingston springs tennessee, not too far from nashville. at least three people have been confirmed dead in the volunteer state. hundreds of thousands of people are grappling with power outages today and that includes more than 140,000 outages in just the state of tennessee right now. more than 80,000 outages in the state of kentucky. we ve got a lot more now on the frightening scene, this in edwardsville, illinois, and also the intense search and rescue underway at an amazon warehouse. reporter ryan henson is there. we welcome you on this really difficult day. what s the latest where you are? reporter: well, since day break broke, really since last night, crews have been streaming in here trying to help clear some of the debris, clear some of the rubble. like you said,
kentucky. this is remarkable damage. we spoke to a state trooper recently who said they are still undergoing rescues which means they believe there are still people inside that wreckage. that is the case for mayfield, kentucky and area around it. there are more than 50 people known to be dead as a result of 32 tornadoes that touched down from yesterday evening until this morning. early this morning. there are fears more than 100 people could be dead. rescues are still under way. there is an amazon warehouse in edwardsville, illinois. several deaths reported there. i want to bring in ryan henson in illinois. ryan, what is the situation where you are? reporter: it is a search and rescue mission here. i ll step out of the way to give you an idea. that is the amazon facility. that wall right there which is no more than a length of the