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FEMA responds to deadly Kentucky tornadoes amid layoffs, looming cuts
Kentucky residents impacted by deadly tornadoes will likely have to turn to a weakened Federal Emergency Management Agency to ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Beshear asks FEMA for disaster relief following tornadoes as KY braces for more storms
More severe weather is forecast to move into the commonwealth May 20, including in some of the areas hit hardest by recent ...
Kentucky City Devastated by Tornadoes Out of a ‘Horror Movie’
In London, Ky., the scope of the destruction from a tornado that killed 19 in the state was coming into view as residents ...
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Who are the people who died in the Kentucky tornadoes? What we know about the victims
Southeastern Kentucky communities are mourning the losses of loved ones who were killed as tornadoes and heavy storms rushed ...
Kentucky tornado survivors recount harrowing experiences amid cleanup efforts
Tornadoes that swept through parts of Kentucky Friday night killed 18 people in Kentucky and left several others critically ...