It took everything Kyanna Parsons-Perez had to keep from panicking after heavy winds collapsed the building she was in and pinned her to the ground under piles of heavy debris.

Parsons-Perez was one of many workers trapped under the rubble of a candle factory in Mayfield, Kentucky, after it was struck by a tornado on Friday.

"It happened so fast," Parsons-Perez said, describing the onslaught of destruction the tornado waged at the factory. "We all just rocked back and forth, and then boom, everything fell on us."

 That tornado was one of at least 50 that struck eight states, including Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Mississippi, Ohio and Tennessee. The winds knocked out power lines, ripped roofs off buildings and in some cases decimated communities.

More than 100 people arefeared dead, including at least 80 in Kentucky, according to state and local officials.

Hard to believe that she lived through that total devastation....so sad for the others that didn't make it out!