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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.

The Washington Post · 2d

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.

Yahoo · 6h

The Kentucky tornadoes spur mounting anxiety over Weather Service warning systems

Trump weakened understaffed National Weather Service offices. Some people in the storms' paths wonder if budget cuts contributed to the death and destruction.

Laurel, Pulaski and tornado

WATE 6 On Your Side on MSN · 1d

NWS confirms a nearly mile-wide EF-4 tornado hit Laurel County, Kentucky

The National Weather Service has released that the deadly tornado that impacted parts of Pulaski and Laurel counties over the weekend in Kentucky was an EF-4 tornado and was nearly a mile wide.

The Courier Journal · 2h

Maps show EF-4 tornado's nearly 56-mile path through Laurel, Pulaski, Russell counties

It was the deadliest tornado to ever impact the forecasting area for the National Weather Service office in Jackson, officials said.

Yahoo · 1d

Tornado that hit Pulaski, Laurel counties ruled EF-4. More severe weather approaches

As Kentucky braced for the possibility of more severe weather Tuesday night, the National Weather Service said the tornado that hit Pulaski and Laurel counties late Friday was an EF-4, with winds of 170 miles per hour.

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 ...

2don 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 ...

News On 63h

27 killed, homes leveled as tornadoes devastate parts of Kentucky, Missouri and Virginia

Tornadoes that swept through Kentucky, Missouri and Virginia killed more than two dozen people, destroyed homes and left ...

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 ...

WLKY on MSN1d

NWS: One tornado ripped through all 3 Kentucky counties; rated as violent EF-4

The National Weather Service has finished its survey of the deadly tornado that ripped through southeastern Kentucky last ...

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 ...

12hon 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 ...

1don MSN

What is the forecast in Louisville? Scattered rain chances in coming days across Kentucky

Following recent severe storms, including a deadly EF-4 tornado, Kentucky is expected to see lesser chances of showers in the coming days. Sunday has a higher chance of precipitation, 60-80%, with ...

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