Kentucky firefighter Leslie Leatherman answered the call for help when a late-night tornado plowed through his Laurel County community

According to the posts, the administration's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) initiative, championed by tech billionaire Elon Musk, cut the area's tornado warning systems as part of cuts to the National Weather Service (NWS).

Prospective applicants should call the Department for Community-Based Services’ (DCBS) call center for D-SNAP at 1-855-306-8959.

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.

LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT) - The National Weather Service has confirmed that a powerful EF-4 tornado tore through southern Kentucky on Friday night, devastating multiple communities. According to officials, the tornado reached peak winds of 170 miles per hour.

On May 20, the system underwent a scheduled 'major computer upgrade' to ensure it works for many years to come.

Recent tornadoes have claimed the lives of at least 28 people. In response, Operation Blessing and Mercy Chefs deployed teams to the hardest-hit area of London, Kentucky.

As the Bluegrass prepares for another round of severe weather, residents in Pulaski and Laurel Counties are scrambling to salvage what they can from the destruction left by recent the tornado.