The office in Jackson, Kentucky, for example, is 1 of 8 nationwide to abruptly end 24/7 forecasting after losing an overnight forecaster, and it’s now short about 31 percent of its staff.

The office in Jackson, Kentucky, for example, is 1 of 8 nationwide to abruptly end 24/7 forecasting after losing an overnight forecaster, and it’s now short about 31 percent of its staff.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The National Weather Service confirmed the powerful tornado that killed 19 people across three Kentucky counties Friday night was an EF4 with 170 mph winds. The NWS ...

The National Weather Service has confirmed the tornado that hit southern Kentucky, causing massive devastation reached EF-4 level strength.

Leatherman, 57, died while shielding his wife, Michelle, from flying debris, said Terry Wattenbarger, deputy chief of the Laurel County Fire Department, where Leatherman served as a major.

The Jackson, Kentucky, weather service office recently cut overnight staff but meteorologists were called in to handle the deadly tornado outbreak. Kentucky NWS forecast office faced federal ...

LONDON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky firefighter Leslie Leatherman answered the call for help, rushing into harm’s way as he steadfastly did for decades, when a late-night tornado plowed through his ...

At 10:30 p.m. EST on May 16, the Jackson, Kentucky, weather office posted its first tornado warning for the area including Somerset, Ferguson and Burnside, Kentucky.

The National Weather Service out of Jackson, Kentucky started surveying damage in parts of Pulaski County on Saturday, around Somerset, reporting at least EF-2 tornado wind damage, potentially low ...

After a deadly tornado Sunday, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said the Trump administration’s sweeping cuts to the National Weather Service hadn’t hampered his state’s ability to notify ...

Macey Coffey carries salvageable items from what isleft of Edwina Wilson’s destroyed home, Sunday, May 18, 2025, in London, Ky., after a severe storm passed through the area.