A KENTUCKY family lost their two-month-old baby girl from injuries she sustained in what Governor Andy Beshear called the "most severe tornado event" in the state's history.

Jackie and Doug Koon were sheltering in a bathroom when the tornado descended, pulling the house apart and ripping the couple from their three children, including their infant daughter Oaklynn.

The Dawson Springs family told the Lexington Herald Leader they strapped Oaklynn into her car seat before sheltering in place at Jackie's mother's house, hoping to keep the baby safe.

When the tornado hit the home, the family was reportedly "sucked out" of the bathroom, and sent flying as far as neighbors' yards.

Though baby Oaklynn was found alive after the tornado dissipated, she sustained severe bruising and internal injuries.

Still, when she was first taken to the hospital, her medical team didn't see any life-threatening problems.

“Her heart rate and blood pressure were fine, CT scan results were fine, and the x-rays looked fine,” Douglas Koon told the local ABC affiliate.

“Then later she was getting up and making grunting noises and something not right with her, so my wife took her back.”

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Her family posted to Facebook with an update late Sunday, after Oaklynn was hospitalized following a "stroke" and seizures.

"Her head swelled really bad. She doesn’t have activity," Oaklynn's mother Jackie wrote.

Then, on Monday, the family confirmed that Oaklynn passed away.

"God this doesn’t seem real," Jackie wrote.

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Oaklynn has two brothers, 11-year-old Bentley and 4-year-old Dallas, who also suffered injuries from the storm.

Dallas was hospitalized but has since been discharged.

Kentucky officials claimed the destruction from the repeated weather events is "some of the worst tornado damage that we've seen in a long time."

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear said, "This is likely to be the most severe tornado outbreak in our state's history."

"We believe our death toll from this event will exceed 50 Kentuckians and probably end up 70 to 100," Beshear continued.

The surge of twisters that struck Kentucky left up to 100 people dead and 60,000 without power or electricity.

Following the destruction of the tornado on Saturday, December 11, there were many fundraisers set up for anyone who wanted to help donate towards the victims of the disaster.

Facebook and the Western Kentucky Red Cross teamed up to come up with an online initiative for those who wanted to lend a hand to the people affected by the damage.

On their Facebook fundraising page, the Red Cross said, "The news of the devastating tornadoes in Western Kentucky makes us all have the desire to do something to help."

They continued: "Giving money here to the American Red Cross will make an impact on disaster relief efforts in Western Kentucky."

The Red Cross has a donation goal of $500k.

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