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Kentucky NWS forecast office faced federal staffing cuts

Trump admin cut weather service staff in Kentucky, where tornadoes killed 19. But there's more to the story

Additionally, there was no evidence that tornado sirens in the area had been deactivated by the Trump administration's budget cuts — if there was, the people affected by the storm certainly would have noted that fact in interviews.

USA TODAY on MSN · 3d

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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Kentucky governor praises federal response to tornado, downplaying cuts at NWS

After a deadly tornado Sunday, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said the Trump administration’s sweeping cuts to the National Weather Service hadn’t hampered his state’s ability to notify residents about the storm — but he expressed worries about the days ahead.

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USA TODAY · 16h

How many tornadoes hit Kentucky? What we know as storm surveys continue

Meteorologists with the NWS Paducah office have also confirmed several tornadoes in its region the afternoon and evening of May 16. Three tornadoes impacted western Kentucky, including an EF-3 tornado in Morganfield with winds of 155 mph, an EF-2 tornado in Allegre and an EF-2 tornado in Casky.

WLWT Channel 5 on MSN · 8h

NWS: EF4 tornado confirmed to have hit southern Kentucky, killing 19 people

The National Weather Service has confirmed the tornado that hit southern Kentucky, causing massive devastation reached EF-4 level strength.

FOX 56 News on MSN · 7h

NWS confirms a nearly mile-wide EF-4 tornado hit southeastern Kentucky

The National Weather Service has released that the deadly tornado that impacted parts of Pulaski and Laurel counties over the weekend in Kentucky was an EF-4 tornado and was nearly a mile wide.

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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, ...

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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 ...

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NWS confirms EF-4 tornado goes through multiple Ky counties during Friday’s storms

The NWS in Jackson, KY, said the track for the tornado in Russell, Pulaski and Laurel Counties was 55.6 miles long with a ...

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NWS: Monster EF-4 tornado that hit Kentucky was nearly a mile wide

In an update Tuesday afternoon, officials said the tornado that traveled between Pulaski and Laurel counties was an EF-4 with peak winds of 170 mph. It was on the ground for more than 55 miles and was ...

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Kentucky tornado updates: Mandatory evacuation order issued for some in Laurel County

In Louisville, storms are expected to arrive sometime between 5-8 p.m. Maps issued by NWS Louisville at 12:03 p.m. showed ...

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More tornadoes and fewer meteorologists make for a dangerous mix that’s worrying US officials

The agency’s office in Jackson, Kentucky, had begun closing nightly as deep cuts by Elon Musk’s Department of Government ...

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NWS assesses tornado damage in London, Kentucky

The National Weather Service has completed the tornado assessment in Laurel County, Kentucky. The preliminary data showed ...

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Fresh US tornado warnings after storms kill 28 and devastate airport: video

There are more warnings of storms and tornadoes after the US was struck by severe weather that killed at least 28 people and ...

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