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Kentucky NWS forecast office faced federal staffing cuts

CNN on MSN · 2h

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.

USA TODAY on MSN · 20h

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.

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.

Kentucky, severe storms and weather Beshear

The Associated Press on MSN · 12m

Residents dig out from tornado damage after storms kill 27 in Kentucky, Missouri and Virginia

Residents in Kentucky and Missouri sifted through damage in tornado-stricken neighborhoods and cleared debris Sunday after severe storms swept through parts of the Midwest and South and killed

USA TODAY · 5h

At least 18 killed, others injured in storms in Kentucky. See latest weather updates

Gov. Andy Beshear says the death toll is expected to rise as more information comes in following storms that struck Kentucky.

U.S. News & World Report · 14h

At Least 18 Killed as Severe Weather Lashes Kentucky, and 9 More Die Elsewhere

The office in Jackson, Kentucky, which was responsible for the area around London, Kentucky, had a March 2025 vacancy rate of 25%; the Louisville, Kentucky, weather service staff

WLKY on MSN1h

NWS says possible EF-2 or EF-3 tornado cut one continuous path through 3 Kentucky counties

The National Weather Service is surveying the area in south central Kentucky that was hit with a deadly tornado. According to ...

National Weather Service confirms at least EF-2 tornado hit Pulaski County

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - The National Weather Service preliminarily confirmed at least an EF-2 tornado hit Pulaski County on ...

19hon MSN

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 ...

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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 ...

2h

National Weather Service confirms EF-2 tornado strikes Pulaski County

PULASKI COUNTY, Ky. — The National Weather Service confirmed that an EF-2 tornado, possible an EF-3, has struck the ...

Kentucky Lantern1d

Dangerous weather system puts Kentucky under state of emergency

Gov. Andy Beshear declared a state of emergency as a slew of Kentucky counties are under a tornado watch into Friday night.

West Kentucky’s Severe Weather Threat Remains Intact Friday

Following an 11 AM conference call Friday, officials with the Paducah National Weather Service office remain keyed in on this ...

FOX 56 News on MSN2d

Tracking severe weather watches, warnings in Kentucky: Large hail, tornado risk ahead

The FOX 56 Weather Authority said this bout of severe weather has the potential of bringing very large hail and strong ...

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