Kentucky, tornadoes
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Gov. Andy Beshear praised the Trump administration’s response to a deadly tornado in his state, even as he worried about cuts at NWS.
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The Jackson, Kentucky, office is one of at least four such facilities across the country that is so short-staffed that it is no longer routinely operating 24/7.
The National Weather Service in Paducah has confirmed that at least nine tornadoes touched down across the western Kentucky, Illinois, and Missouri region Friday afternoon and evening.
According to a preliminary investigation, the National Weather Service believes the tornado that ripped through London, Kentucky, could've been an EF3.
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WAVE 3 News on MSNSystem upgrades to put NOAA weather radios offline despite threat of severe weatherComputers started upgrades Monday and won’t be done until Wednesday. While alerts will still go through, weather radios will be offline as another storm system rolls through.
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WATE 6 On Your Side on MSNKentucky fire major died trying to save wife’s life when Laurel County tornado struckMajor Leslie Leatherman, a 39-year veteran of the Laurel County Fire Department, was tragically killed while responding to a fire alarm when the tornado touched down.
A slight risk for severe weather is in the forecast for Louisville, but areas of Kentucky already hit hard by tornadoes could see more severe storms.
This number could increase as the National Weather Service surveys areas impacted by the severe storms that hit the state Friday.
The National Weather Service in Paducah has been busy surveying tornadoes in its county warning area. On Sunday, they were able to make it to south Kentucky into Christian and Todd counties. They found two tornado tracks,