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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.
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18 deaths confirmed as tornadoes rock southeastern Kentucky
At least 18 deaths have been confirmed from violent tornadoes that swept through the commonwealth late Friday evening into ...
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 ...
FEMA adds new Disaster Recovery Centers in Kentucky to assist April severe weather victims
Disaster Recovery Centers have opened in Bullitt, Grayson, Jefferson and McLean Counties for in-person support to those who ...
Laurel Co. tornado victim moving out of damaged home just weeks after moving in
A Laurel Co. woman is having to move out of her new home as quickly as she moved in after a deadly tornado ripped through the ...
Video shows lightning and possible tornadoes in parts of Kentucky
Multiple deaths have been reported after a possible tornado rolled across southeastern Kentucky, according to local ...
Kentucky firefighter dies while responding to Laurel County tornado
According to the Laurel County Fire Department, Major Roger Leslie Leatherman was fatally injured while responding to the ...
How an understaffed Kentucky weather office took on a tornado
The Jackson, Kentucky office is one of a growing number of forecast offices unable to cover an overnight shift since the ...