After Cuts, a Kentucky Weather Office Scrambles for Staffing
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On this First Alert 6 Weather Day, the National Weather Service office in Valley is facing a deluge of problems. Staffing shortages and fewer weather balloon launches remain an issue. In April, Congressman Mike Flood promised things would get better,
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.
Aerial video footage from areas in the South and Midwest, including Kentucky, show a trail of destruction left by devastating storms and tornadoes.
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WEHT Evansville on MSNNational Weather Service releases details of Morganfield tornadoThe National Weather Service has released the details of the tornado that swept through Morganfield Friday. A release obtained by Eyewitness News says an EF3 tornado hit Morganfield leaving four people with injuries.
Volunteers are out en masse helping people recover from tornado damage in Kentucky as another round of strong storms looms.
Gov. Andy Beshear says the death toll is expected to rise as more information comes in following storms that struck Kentucky.
Preliminary storm surveys from the National Weather Service have confirmed significant tornado damage across multiple Kentucky counties following the recent severe weather outbreak.
Following an 11 AM conference call Friday, officials with the Paducah National Weather Service office remain keyed in on this afternoon’s and evening’s Moderate Risk (Level 4 out of 5) for severe weather across the Quad-State area.