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 ...

The office in Jackson, Ky., is one of several left without an overnight forecaster after hundreds of jobs were recently cut from the National Weather Service. Some Moderate High By Judson Jones ...

As destructive and deadly tornadoes bore down on Kentucky, National Weather Service officials triaged to provide life-saving forecasts and warnings amid federal staffing cuts. At least 23 people ...

The Jackson, Kentucky weather service office is one of those down a number of employees, ... neighboring offices provided staffing support to the office in Jackson, KY," stated the weather service.

Due to staffing shortages, the National Weather Service in Jackson no longer has overnight staff. But NWS and Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear say the office was staffed Friday night and early Saturday.

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.

A tornado watch from the National Weather Service forecast office in Jackson, Kentucky on May 16, 2025, hours before a tornado with at least high end EF-3 winds ripped through the area.

The impact of staffing cuts to the National Weather Service was tested on Friday when an eastern Kentucky office had to use surge staffing and nearby offices to ensure the public received timely ...

President Donald Trump’s cuts to the National Weather Service have left Kentucky’s three NWS offices in Jackson, ... neighboring offices provided staffing support to the office in Jackson, KY.

As destructive and deadly tornadoes bore down on Kentucky, National Weather Service officials triaged to provide life-saving forecasts and warnings amid federal staffing cuts. At least 23 people ...

As destructive and deadly tornadoes bore down on Kentucky, National Weather Service officials triaged to provide life-saving forecasts and warnings amid federal staffing cuts. At least 23 people ...