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Kentucky NWS forecast office faced federal staffing cuts before deadly tornadoes hit
The Jackson, Kentucky, weather service office recently cut overnight staff but meteorologists were called in to handle the deadly tornado outbreak.
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One week after deadly tornado, NWS updates storm path and timing
One week after a deadly EF-4 tornado hit Russell, Pulaski, and Laurel counties, the National Weather Service has updated the storm’s path.
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May Tornado Outbreak Spawned EF4s In Kentucky, Illinois; Over 150 Twisters Confirmed In Midwest, South and East
Another multiday, deadly severe weather outbreak spawned over 150 tornadoes in 22 states, along with damaging thunderstorm winds and hail from the Plains to the Midwest, South and East, including the most active day for severe weather so far in 2025.
NWS confirms EF-4 tornado swept through Laurel, Pulaski counties
A National Weather Service official said it was the deadliest tornado to ever come through the Jackson office's warning area.
Short staffing at NWS in Kentucky did not affect tornado warnings for deadly storms, union says
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.
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NWS: One tornado ripped through all 3 Kentucky counties; rated as violent EF-4
The National Weather Service has finished its survey of the deadly tornado that ripped through southeastern Kentucky last week.
Kentucky governor praises federal response to tornado, downplaying cuts at NWS
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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Trump admin cut weather service staff in Kentucky, where tornadoes killed 19. But there's more to the story
Late in the evening on May 16 and in the early hours of May 17, 2025, a tornado tore apart homes and businesses in southern Kentucky. At least 19 people died as a result. That's not true — the ...
The Courier-Journal5d
At least 19 dead in Kentucky tornadoes. What we know as cleanup, storm surveys continue
Roger Leslie Leatherman died after he was injured while responding to the reported tornado. On May 19, NWS Jackson, Kentucky meteorologist Dustin Jordan said one tornado, with ratings in the ...
NWS confirms near mile-wide tornado tore through southern Kentucky
The National Weather Service has confirmed that a powerful EF-4 tornado tore through southern Kentucky on Friday night, devastating communities across multiple counties.
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