Young, Colleagues Reintroduce Bill to Improve the Forecasting of Tornadoes and other Hazardous Weather

WASHINGTON –U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) joined with Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and a bipartisan group of senators in reintroducing theTornado Observation Research Notification and Deployment to Operations (TORNADO) Act, which would improve the forecasting of tornadoes and other hazardous weather. TheTORNADO Actwould also encourage the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to update its methods for predicting and communicating weather alerts to residents.
“While we can’t prevent storms from occurring, theTORNADO Actwill improve severe weather forecasting, notifying the public faster and allowing Hoosiers to find safety more quickly,”said Senator Young.“This bill will better protect communities in Indiana and across the nation when severe weather comes.”
TheTORNADO Actwould require NOAA to implement new technology and procedures for severe weather alerts. The updates could help increase the warning lead times provided to the public before storms strike.
Among other provisions, theTORNADO Actwould:
In addition to Senators Young and Wicker, Senators Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), and Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) co-sponsored the legislation.
Legislative text can be foundhere.