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Is Kentucky becoming more tornado-prone? Well, it's complicated
Kentucky's recent tornadic activity has shaken long-standing ideas about the state's risk of death and destruction.
Kentucky has had at least 18 severe weather emergencies since 2019. Here’s a recap
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 ...
Louisville Courier-Journal on MSN18d
How many tornadoes hit Kentucky? What we know as storm surveys continue
Multiple tornadoes have been confirmed in Kentucky after severe storms devastated communities starting May 16. An EF-3 ...
Lexington Herald Leader21d
Tornado Alley shifting into Kentucky? A meteorologist says it’s too soon to tell
It brings the total death toll for punishing storms to at least 48 in Kentucky this year. Given the frequency of tornadoes in recent years, some Kentuckians may be wondering if Tornado Alley is ...
WUKY8d
Are back-to-back tornadoes the new normal in Kentucky? Not necessarily, but La Niña isn't helping
This morning's EF-2 tornado in Washington County arrived only two weeks after tornadoes caused massive damage in Somerset and ...
Snopes.com18d
Trump admin cut weather service staff in Kentucky, where tornadoes killed 19. But there's more to the story
Late in the evening on May 16 and in the early hours of May 17, 2025, a tornado tore apart homes and businesses in southern Kentucky. At least 19 people died as a result. That's not true — the ...
USA Today19d
How many tornadoes hit Kentucky? What we know as storm surveys continue
Multiple tornadoes have been confirmed in Kentucky after severe storms devastated communities starting May 16. An EF-3 tornado tore through Russell, Pulaski, and Laurel counties, resulting in ...