S 258
Tornado act
Tornado Act
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Bill overview
This bill, the "Tornado Act," aims to improve how the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) communicates about hazardous weather, particularly tornadoes, hurricanes, and winter storms. It directs NOAA to establish a Risk Communication Office to simplify and improve warnings, modernize communication systems, and develop a strategic plan for advanced warning systems like the Warn-on-Forecast System. The bill also supports research into tornado forecasting, including a pilot program and the VORTEX-USA experiment, and requires post-storm assessments to better understand the impact of these events. Finally, it mandates a GAO report on the National Weather Service’s alert dissemination technology.
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