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Short staffing at NWS in Kentucky did not affect tornado warnings for deadly storms, union says. By Andrew Freedman, CNN; May 18, 2025 May 18, 2025 Updated May 20, 2025; Facebook; ...

The National Weather Service (NWS) office in Jackson, Kentucky, lacked a permanent overnight forecaster on Friday amid severe storms threatening the eastern U.S., according to reports.

Short staffing at NWS in Kentucky did not affect tornado warnings for deadly storms, union says By . Andrew Freedman. PUBLISHED May 18, 2025, 12:04 PM ET.

The Jackson, Kentucky, office is one of at least four such facilities across the country that is so short-staffed that it is no longer routinely operating 24/7.

The NWS has lost more than 560 employees to the Trump administration’s firings, buyouts and early retirement programs designed to thin the ranks of federal employees.

“With so many NWS offices short staffed across the country, it becomes increasingly difficult to shuffle staff for severe weather, flooding, fires, and the upcoming hurricane season,” they said.