The TORNADO Act aims to improve tornado forecasting and understanding by enhancing communication, research, and data collection.
The TORNADO Act, or Tornado Observations Research and Notification Assessment for Development of Operations Act, focuses on improving the forecasting and understanding of tornadoes and other hazardous weather. It mandates the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere to maintain a hazard risk communication office to simplify and improve the communication of hazardous weather risks. The Act also requires the development of a strategic plan for implementing high-resolution probabilistic forecast guidance for hazardous weather events.
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