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Sec. 2 · H.R. 5285

Expansion of goals of tornado warning improvement and extension program

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Section 103 of the Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017 (15 U.S.C. 8513; relating to the tornado warning improvement and extension program) is amended— (1) by striking The goal of such program and inserting the following: (1) In general The goal of such program; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (2) Additional focuses In carrying out paragraph (1), the Under Secretary shall ensure the development of innovative tornado forecasts, predictions, and warnings, with a particular focus on the following: (A) Fast-developing storm systems, such as derechos. (B) Areas historically absent of tornadoes. (C) Evening or nighttime tornadoes..