Mastodawn

“Tornado warnings were delayed because of reduced staff. Those critical moments — a midnight warning to your phone waking you up, giving you precious seconds to find shelter — came too late for some.

The risk of these cuts creating this exact problem was known before last night.” https://www.mesoscalenews.com/p/tornado-warnings-delayed-because

Tornado warnings delayed because of DOGE cuts

At least 27 are dead in Missouri in Kentucky after severe weather alerts were delayed overnight because of DOGE cuts.

Mesoscale News with Rebekah Jones

Show thread

Jeri Dansky

@tusk81 More info here, saying the office was actually fully staffed on the night of the tornadoes: https://www.weku.org/the-commonwealth/2025-05-17/kentucky-nws-office-in-jackson-was-staffed-amid-severe-weather-despite-shortages

NWS staff are amazing. I hate what they're being forced to deal with.

Kentucky NWS office in Jackson was staffed amid severe weather, despite shortages.

The National Weather Service Forecast Office in Jackson, Kentucky, was fully staffed overnight as tornadoes descended on London and Somerset, despite staffing shortages.

WEKU