Residents from a Kentucky nursing home survived a hit from the tornado that ravaged the Midwest on Friday evening, just hours after they had practiced a drill.

Each of the 74 residents from the Mayfield Health and Rehabilitation nursing home survived the tornado, according to USA Today. Out of the group of residents, only two suffered from minor lacerations on their arms.

"When you see the devastation of the building, to have kept that many people alive was truly a miracle," said Sarah Stewart, regional director of operations for ClearView Healthcare Management. "These are vulnerable, elderly people who cannot run. The staff risked their lives to protect them. It's the best outcome."

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Five hours before the tornado hit, the residents gathered for a tornado drill. They closed the blinds and curtains in rooms, moved from their bedrooms to hallways and interior rooms, and employees covered them with blankets.

Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama, Missouri, and Illinois reported seeing 36 tornadoes on Friday evening.

Kentucky Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear provided an update on Monday, saying he was "now certain" the number of lives lost from the tornadoes was "north of 70" and that "it may, in fact, end up exceeding 100."

While the four-story Mayfield nursing home was deemed a loss by insurance agents after sustaining severe damage, two other nursing homes in the town, Green Acres Healthcare and Mills Nursing and Rehabilitation, did not suffer any damage from the tornado.

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Beshear declared a state of emergency for Kentucky and sent President Joe Biden a request on Friday for "an immediate federal emergency declaration." Biden approved the request the next day.