The Jackson, Kentucky, office is one of at least four such facilities across the country that is so short-staffed that it is ...

Trump weakened understaffed National Weather Service offices. Some people in the storms' paths wonder if budget cuts ...

As hurricane season looms, the effects of DOGE cuts on the U.S. forecasting and alert system are a new menace.

The FOX 56 Weather Authority said these storms have the potential for damaging wind gusts, large hail, and tornadoes.

A Tornado Watch has been issued for Adair, Breckinridge, Grayson, Green, Hardin, Hart, Larue and Taylor counties until 11 p.m ...

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

Did alerts go out? What type of alerts did people receive? National Weather Service and others have said the Jackson office ...

The National Weather Service has issued a Tornado Warning late Friday night for part of Elliott County, Kentucky.It is in ...

The Friday tornadoes started in St. Louis, Missouri. Then, as a forecaster told the Herald-Leader, “We just kept on getting ...

the SPC issued a tornado watch for eastern Kentucky, among other places. The next level of weather alert is a "tornado warning," issued by local weather offices when they learn there's a tornado ...

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.

Even as the twister in eastern Kentucky passed, people began to speculate that NWS staffing cuts contributed to the death toll. Their suspicion stemmed from the tornado warning’s upgrade to a ...