Kentucky residents impacted by deadly tornadoes will likely have to turn to a weakened Federal Emergency Management Agency to aid recovery.

The United States is on track to have its second-busiest tornado year ever, and some former weather service veterans worry that overworked meteorologists and violent weather are a dangerous combination.

As a storm system approached Jackson, in Southeastern Kentucky, on May 16, a few individuals agreed to work double shifts to make sure timely warnings continued during the overnight hours, said Tom Fahy, legislative director for the National Weather Service Employees Organization.

EF2 tornadoes reach wind speeds between 111 mph and 135 mph and are marked by “considerable damage,” NWS meteorologists said.

Sen. Josh Hawley did not hold back on demanding accountability for insurance providers, saying "faithful premium payers" deserve their claims grants as the Midwest fights to recover from deadly storms.

Meteorologists with the NWS Paducah office have also confirmed several tornadoes in its region the afternoon and evening of May 16. Three tornadoes impacted western Kentucky, including an EF-3 tornado in Morganfield with winds of 155 mph, an EF-2 tornado in Allegre and an EF-2 tornado in Casky.

After an outbreak of tornadoes pummeled the central and southern U.S., killing 19 in Kentucky, CNN’s Pamela Brown speaks to Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear, who commended the Trump administration’s response to the disaster,