A mother in western Kentucky says it's a miracle she and her two young kids are alive after they were swept up in a tornado that left 74 people dead across the state.
Breeana Glisson was at her Dawson Springs home with her 2-year-old daughter and 4-year-old son when the storm hit.
When the tornado sirens went off, Glisson clutched her kids in her arms and crawled into a bed in the most interior part of her home. Shortly after, the roof collapsed and crushed her right arm.
"And then, after that, in a millisecond, we were no longer in the bed or in our house. We were on the ground all the way up there somewhere," Glisson told CNN, pointing to an area about 200 feet away.
The mattress the three were on swirled up into the air and out of their home. Glisson had her eyes shut tight and held onto her children with all her power as they were "flown through the air." Her house was completely destroyed, but she and the kids were somehow OK.
"When I opened my eyes and looked around. I had no idea where I was. None," she continued. "All I could do was stand up and scream for help and try to find someone to help me and my kids."
Glisson, who suffered a broken arm and injuries to her face and head, said it's "insane" that her children were not hurt.
"I can't believe that there's no broken bones on my children. It's crazy," she said. "I think being on the mattress saved us because for the most part of flying through the air, we weren't just flying through the air, we were on the bed."
Thirteen people in Dawson Springs were killed in the storm, including five people in Glisson's neighborhood -- two of whom lived next door to her. Mayor Chris Smiley said 75% of the town was wiped out by the tornado.
President Joe Biden is expected to visit Dawson Springs on Wednesday to tour the damage.
Overall, at least 88 people were killed in violent storms that left a trail of destruction through parts of the Midwest and South late Friday into Saturday. At least 50 reports of tornado touchdowns were made in eight states.
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