Catastrophic tornado damage reported in Mayfield, Kentucky

A Tornado Emergency was issued for Mayfield, Kentucky, as a large tornado was spotted moving through the city.  (Brett Adair / LSM)

The National Weather Service urged residents to take shelter as the tornado was confirmed. (Brett Adair / LSM)

Search and rescue operations are underway as catastrophic damage was reported.  (Brett Adair / LSM)

A tornado emergency is an enhanced warning to catch the attention of residents. The National Weather Service created the warning for the rare situation when a severe threat to human life is imminent or ongoing. (Brett Adair / LSM)

There were multiple reports of catastrophic damage within the city as a confirmed large tornado moved through the city.  (Brett Adair / LSM)

"The scope is just so massive in terms of the damage that you know this was a higher-end destructive and possibly deadly tornado that moved through here," Adair said.  (Brett Adair / LSM)

Storm chaser Brett Adair was there right after the tornado hit.  (Brett Adair / LSM)

Adair and his colleagues were helping deputies to help clear the roads, as they were impassable, along with searching for residents within the town.  (Brett Adair / LSM)

"There's a ton of debris all over the roadway that we've had to cut through with a chainsaw, drag trees out of the way with chains, " Adair said. (Brett Adair / LSM)

The National Weather Service said they took a power hit and handed over their duties to another weather service office. (Brett Adair / LSM)

Up to 200 people were reportedly trapped inside a candle factory. (Brett Adair / LSM)

Kentucky's Governor issued a state of emergency overnight because of the significant damage. (Brett Adair / LSM)