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Kentucky residents impacted by deadly tornadoes will likely have to turn to a weakened Federal Emergency Management Agency to aid recovery.
More severe weather is forecast to move into the commonwealth May 20, including in some of the areas hit hardest by recent tornadoes.
Additionally, there was no evidence that tornado sirens in the area had been deactivated by the Trump administration's budget cuts — if there was, the people affected by the storm certainly would have noted that fact in interviews.
Tornadoes that swept through parts of Kentucky Friday night killed 18 people in Kentucky and left several others critically injured. The storms that hit Kentucky came from a weather system
The Jackson, Kentucky, weather service office recently cut overnight staff but meteorologists were called in to handle the deadly tornado outbreak.
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The National Weather Service has finished its survey of the deadly tornado that ripped through southeastern Kentucky last week.
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Rockets Wire on MSNRockets guard Reed Sheppard seeks support for Kentucky tornado reliefIf you’re able to donate, volunteer, or send supplies, please do,” Reed Sheppard advises following a deadly tornado outbreak in his native Kentucky.
"We're gonna keep coming back over, and over, and over to show everybody that we're going to rebuild every structure and every life," Gov. Andy Beshear said.
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WLKY on MSN19 killed in long, powerful tornado that hit southern Kentucky; search for survivors continuesAn apparent powerful tornado tore through Russell, Pulaski and Laurel County in Kentucky late Friday night, leaving a trail of destruction and killing several.