Newlyweds lose 1st home in deadly Kentucky storm
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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.
Multiple rounds of severe thunderstorms are expected on Tuesday across states including Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama and Mississippi.
Gov. Andy Beshear said Saturday that there were no problems with weather alerts after devastating tornadoes hit Kentucky Friday night.
This number could increase as the National Weather Service surveys areas impacted by the severe storms that hit the state Friday.
Officials in Kansas and Texas are evaluating damage from overnight tornadoes just days after storms killed more than two dozen people in communities in Kentucky and Missouri
At least three emergency orders were issued in 2024; three were also issued in 2023, five in 2022, two in 2021 and one in 2020. A violent wave of Friday storms and a tornado has killed at least 19 people in Southern Kentucky.
A tornado outbreak swept across the Ohio Valley Friday night, leaving at least 27 dead and rescue crews frantically searching neighborhoods left in ruins for any other survivors.