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National Weather Service, Kentucky and tornado

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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 cuts — if there was, the people affected by the storm certainly would have noted that fact in interviews.

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The Kentucky tornadoes spur mounting anxiety over Weather Service warning systems
What to know about how KY weather service staff shortages affected tornado alerts
Laurel County fire major to be laid to rest after sacrifice to protect wife from tornado
Funeral arrangements have been set for the late Major Roger Leslie Leatherman, a Laurel County firefighter who died protecting his wife when the devastating tornado hit.

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Laurel County church finds a way to continue services despite severe damage
19 storm deaths now reported in Kentucky. Latest victim was 93-year-old woman
May Tornado Outbreak Spawned EF4s In Kentucky, Illinois; Over 150 Twisters Confirmed In Midwest, South and East
The other violent tornado tore a 60-mile path across Russell, Pulaski and Laurel counties, Kentucky, in almost 90 minutes late on the night of May 16.

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Donations for Kentucky tornado relief will be accepted outside Kroger Field
Kentucky leaders unite in 3rd request for disaster declaration
ABC 36 News5h
One week after deadly tornado, NWS updates storm path and timing
One week after a deadly EF-4 tornado hit Russell, Pulaski, and Laurel counties, the National Weather Service has updated the storm’s path.
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.
WLKY on MSN2d
NWS: One long 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 week.
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.
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.
FOX 56 News on MSN2d
NWS confirms a nearly mile-wide EF-4 tornado hit southeastern 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.
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 at NWS.
The Courier-Journal5d
At least 19 dead in Kentucky tornadoes. What we know as cleanup, storm surveys continue
Roger Leslie Leatherman died after he was injured while responding to the reported tornado. On May 19, NWS Jackson, Kentucky meteorologist Dustin Jordan said one tornado, with ratings in the ...
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London, KY, family hunkered in a gas station fridge while a deadly tornado leveled their home
When the skies darkened over Laurel County on May 16, the Wilson family didn’t run home. They ran cold. Literally. With a deadly tornado bearing down, Charlotte Wilson and her partner, Dustin, gathered with their family and about two dozen others in the Shell store’s walk-in cooler.
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