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Trump weakened understaffed National Weather Service offices. Some people in the storms' paths wonder if budget cuts ...
As a storm system approached Jackson, in Southeastern Kentucky, on May 16, a few individuals agreed to work double shifts to ...
A deadly severe weather outbreak spawned at least one tornado in 22 states from May 15 - 21. Among the hardest hit states ...
The U.S. is on track to see more tornadoes this year than in 2024, which was the second-busiest tornado year on record.
Did alerts go out? What type of alerts did people receive? National Weather Service and others have said the Jackson office ...
Due to staffing shortages, the National Weather Service in Jackson no longer has overnight staff. But NWS and Kentucky Gov.
Survey teams were still working to assess damage into the evening Sunday, but officials said they have already documented ...
The impact of staffing cuts to the National Weather Service was tested on Friday when an eastern Kentucky office had to use surge staffing and nearby offices to ensure the public received timely ...
The National Weather Service faces staffing shortages as tornadoes hit Kentucky, raising concerns about future severe weather ...
Preliminary storm surveys from the National Weather Service have confirmed significant tornado damage across multiple ...
The Jackson, Kentucky, office is one of a growing number of forecast offices unable to cover an overnight shift since the Trump administration cut staffing levels through buyouts and firings.