West Liberty , Kentucky ( CNN ) -- Cleanup workers make plodding progress Monday in parts of Kentucky and Indiana where fresh snow complicated efforts to dig out of the destruction wrought by last week 's deadly tornadoes . About three inches of snow fell overnight in West Liberty , Kentucky . One resident there , George Weddington , worked to repair the roof of a building next to a more than 100-year-old church that had its top torn off . He recalled what he did during the storm . `` I was really praying for us -- and I realized I was being selfish -- and I just started praying for everybody , you know . I do n't know if that helped or not , but I did my best , '' he said . Roads were slick as crews worked to restore power in tornado-ravaged areas . A fresh blanket of snow also covered storm debris in Henryville , Indiana , where residents were just beginning to pick up the pieces after two tornadoes hit the town , including an EF-4 twister , with winds of up to 200 mph . Debris and downed power lines forced authorities to block roadways . Half of the town remained without power and gas , Indiana State Police Sgt . Gary Jessee said early Monday . The tornado outbreak began Friday and extended into the next day , affecting millions of people from Indiana to Georgia . At least 42 tornadoes swept across 10 states on Friday , the National Weather Service said . Alabama town struck twice in one year . By the time the powerful storm system faded , 40 were dead : 22 in Kentucky , 13 in Indiana , three in Ohio , and one each in Alabama and Georgia . The tornadoes paralyzed a large part of eastern Kentucky , one of several states that requested Federal Emergency Management Agency teams to help conduct assessments . `` The damage I saw yesterday was the worst I 've seen . ... It was a war zone , debris everywhere , buildings destroyed , other buildings just the walls standing , roofs gone . It was a terrible sight , '' Kentucky Gov . Steve Beshear told reporters Sunday , describing his visit to the tornado-ravaged town of West Liberty . As the focus turned to caring for survivors whose lives were turned upside down by the storm , hundreds of National Guard troops were deployed , while good Samaritans donated what they could . `` When something like this happens , everybody wants to ... pull together , to help each other out . That 's what it 's all about , '' volunteer Victor Jett said . Bloomington , Indiana , resident Ron Stanhouse rushed to Henryville to help his college roommate after the storm . `` I had stopped and bought a generator and a chain saw and a bunch of gas and gloves , thinking maybe we were going to cut some trees and repair his house , '' Stanhouse told CNN 's iReport , `` but there were no houses there . '' Indiana State Police Sgt . Jerry Goodin said the destruction left authorities there with `` no idea how many people are left homeless . '' In Henryville , about 20 miles north of Louisville , Kentucky , the EF-4 tornado destroyed schools , homes and businesses , leaving many parts of the town unrecognizable , Kevin Welz told CNN 's iReport . `` It is something you would expect to see in an end-of-the-world movie , '' he said . A toddler who had survived the storm in New Pekin , about 20 miles west of Henryville , died Sunday afternoon after family members took her off life support , Jefferson County Coroner Bob Jones said . Tiny symbol of tornado survival dies . The 14-month-old girl had been in critical condition , surrounded by extended family members at Kosair Children 's Hospital in Louisville , said hospital spokesman Brian Rublein . Her immediate family -- including her parents , 2-year-old brother and 2-month-old sister -- all were killed . In addition to the dead , hospitals continued to treat scores suffering from major trauma to minor injuries related to sudden ferocious spurts of high winds , powerful hail and drenching rains . More than two dozen people were injured in Hamilton County , Tennessee , where tornadoes Friday destroyed 77 homes and damaged hundreds more , Emergency Services Director Tony Reavley said in a statement . Residents and officials across the tornado-damaged areas said they were committed to rebuilding their communities . Beshear said residents in West Liberty and other parts of his state were showing their resilience . `` It 's going to be a long , long time to get that town back on its feet , but somehow or another I know they 'll want to do it , I know they will do it , and we 're going to help them do it , '' he said . CNN 's Rob Marciano , Athena Jones , Dana Garrett , Chris Welch , Susan Candiotti , Jacqui Jeras , Daphne Sashin , Nicole Saidi and Rick Martin contributed to this report .
NEW : 40 were killed when tornadoes tore through five states . NEW : `` I just started praying for everybody , '' says one resident . Snow falls on debris in West Liberty , Kentucky . Roads are slick as crews work to restore power in tornado-ravaged areas .