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WVLT on MSN · 7h

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.

USA Today · 1d

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.

Six tornadoes confirmed across western Missouri counties during May 19 storm outbreak

The National Weather Service has confirmed six tornadoes struck parts of western Missouri on Monday, with storms hitting Buchanan, Henry, St. Clair, and Benton counties. The tornadoes, all rated EF-0 or EF-1,

Kentucky, tornado

USA TODAY · 1d

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.

CNN on MSN · 3d

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.

The Washington Post · 1d

More tornadoes and severe weather could hit Kentucky and the Mid-South

A seventh straight day of powerful thunderstorms and significant severe weather is ahead from the Midwest to Deep South.

1don MSN

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 ...

1don MSN

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 ...

20mon MSN

NWS releases damage survey for May 20 tornadoes

According to NWS, the damage survey found two brief EF1 tornadoes occurred in the early morning hours of May 20. The first ...

2don MSN

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 ...

Tornado sirens not designed to be heard indoors, emergency officials say

The EF-4 tornado that caused extensive damage in Kentucky this past weekend has sparked conversations about warning systems, ...

1d

What to know about how KY weather service staff shortages affected tornado alerts

Did alerts go out? What type of alerts did people receive? National Weather Service and others have said the Jackson office ...

11hon MSN

Who are the people who died in the Kentucky tornadoes? What we know about the victims

Elliott, 63, often called "Kenny," died following the recent London tornado, according to a GoFundMe. His niece, Rachel ...

4h

Couple Loses Arms While Hunkering Down in Tornado: ‘They Were Holding Each Other'

A couple have both lost an arm as they were sheltering inside their Kentucky home that was devastated by a tornado last week, ...

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