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Kentucky NWS faced staff cuts before deadly tornado hit

The New York Times · 1d

After Cuts, a Kentucky Weather Office Scrambles for Staffing as Severe Storms Bear Down

The office in Jackson, Ky., is one of several left without an overnight forecaster after hundreds of jobs were recently cut from the National Weather Service.

USA TODAY on MSN · 14h

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.

Newsweek on MSN · 1h

Kentucky NWS faced staff cuts before deadly tornado hit: Reports

Amid storms that killed 27, the NWS office in Jackson, Kentucky, reportedly scrambled to cover overnight forecasts on Friday.

tornado, St. Louis and dead in kentucky

WHAS11 on MSN · 3h

Severe weather claims 18 lives in southeast Kentucky as communities reel from destruction

Severe storms in Kentucky claimed 18 lives, with 17 fatalities in Laurel County alone from a tornado Friday night.

LA Times on MSN · 1d

At least 5 dead after severe storm, including possible tornado, batters St. Louis, mayor says

At least five people died and others were hurt after severe weather including a possible tornado swept through St. Louis, the mayor said.

The Associated Press on MSN · 1d

Tornadoes strike St. Louis and southern Illinois while forecasters say storms could hit Appalachia

Tornadoes were spotted Friday afternoon in the St. Louis area and above southern Illinois, prompting weather officials to implore people in the region to take cover. National Weather Service radar indicated that a tornado touched down between 2:30 p.

19hon MSN

How a tornado tested a Kentucky weather office that cut overnight staff

The Jackson, Kentucky office is one of a growing number of forecast offices unable to cover an overnight shift since the ...

12h

Trump cuts to National Weather Service leave Kentucky offices understaffed

Gov. Andy Beshear said Saturday that there were no problems with weather alerts after devastating tornadoes hit Kentucky ...

7hon MSN

At least 18 killed as severe weather lashes Kentucky, and 9 more die elsewhere

The storm was the latest severe weather to cause deaths and widespread damage in Kentucky. Two months ago at least 24 people ...

Scripps News on MSN15h

'Mass casualty event' declared following tornado in southeastern Kentucky

The National Weather Service confirms numerous unverified tornadoes in the region, prompting a response across Kentucky and ...

National Weather Service to survey damages of at least six tornado paths

Survey teams will visit at least six tornado damaged paths across the region from the May 16 storms which hit our region.

9hon MSN

Severe weather leaves at least 27 dead, including 18 in Kentucky

The storm was the latest severe weather to cause deaths and widespread damage in Kentucky. Two months ago, at least 24 people ...

16hon MSN

Anatomy of a storm: How a tornado system that spawned in Missouri hammered KY

The Friday tornadoes started in St. Louis, Missouri. Then, as a forecaster told the Herald-Leader, “We just kept on getting ...

2h

What to Know About the Tornadoes That Ripped Through the Central U.S.

At least 27 people have been killed in storms that have pummeled the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions since Friday. Kentucky ...

10hon MSN

Tornado-spawning storms leave 25 dead in 2 states and swaths of destruction across central US

A violent, tornado-spawning storm system tore across the central US, leaving at least 25 people dead in Missouri and ...

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