Thune Planning Legislation To Aid National Weather Service Forecasting

Tornado SirenSouth Dakota Senator John Thune, who Chairs the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, is planning to introduce a bill that could lead to improvements in weather forecasting…

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Thune’s committee has jurisdiction over NOAA, the parent agency of the National Weather Service. Thune toured Delmont after the tornado, and says warnings were a critical factor in saving lives…

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Thune says his bill would re-order priorities in the weather service for better forecasts and warnings…

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Thune says he heard from many people in Delmont that got the warnings and had just minutes to take cover.