One person has died and multiple others were injured after a tornado touched down in Kentucky's Washington County early on Friday morning. "We are deeply saddened to report one fatality and multiple people injured during today's storm,

According to the posts, the administration's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) initiative, championed by tech billionaire Elon Musk, cut the area's tornado warning systems as part of cuts to the National Weather Service (NWS).

The National Weather Service confirms numerous unverified tornadoes in the region, prompting a response across Kentucky and surrounding states.

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

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

By Erin Wickey University of Kentucky When Michael McGlue, Ph.D., took the helm of the Kentucky Geological Survey (KGS) last fall, he took on a key role at a pivotal time as Kentucky faces increasingly extreme weather.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear told residents in the state to "stay alert" on Friday morning as the National Weather Service (NWS) issued a number of tornado warnings. "There is severe weather currently moving through Kentucky that is producing tornado warnings.

Much of the South and Eastern parts of the country are bracing for severe storms, while the West is expected to see dangerously high temperatures.