The force of 170 mph winds from a cataclysmic tornado in Kentucky literally ripped a married couple apart as they clung to each other — horrifically tearing off one arm from each victim.

Kentucky residents impacted by deadly tornadoes will likely have to turn to a weakened Federal Emergency Management Agency to aid recovery.

The home of Gail and Paul Cline is now a twisted mess after the tornado with 170 mph winds tore through their home in Laurel County.

The Jackson, Kentucky, weather service office recently cut overnight staff but meteorologists were called in to handle the deadly tornado outbreak.

The couple was trapped inside their home when the tornado hit, and a neighbor, searching for survivors, heard Gail's screams.

Justin McIntyre, 18-year-old resident of London, Kentucky, joins 'America's Newsroom' after surviving an EF-4 tornado that destroyed his family home while he took shelter in a bathtub with his mother.

In several counties, people have been sharing stories of photographs, letters, quilts, and other items they have found since the tornado tore through Southern Kentucky.