"Every morning is a new challenge to wake up, and to realize this is real and not a nightmare," said Shawn Cupp, whose younger brother David Krell was critically injured.

In Louisville, storms are expected to arrive sometime between 5-8 p.m. Maps issued by NWS Louisville at 12:03 p.m. showed southwestern Kentucky, including Bowling Green, under a greater than 10% risk for tornadoes of at least EF-2 strength within 25 miles.

A Kentucky family said they were grateful after the Kentucky National Guard recovered their dog from the rubble of a tornado.