NWSEO Opposes Bill S.1573
South Dakota Senator Thune proposes NWS Consolidation
NWSEO strongly opposes a bill that would consolidate the nation’s 122 weather forecast offices to six regional offices across the country that would disseminate all NWS warnings and forecasts. If enacted, Bill S. 1573 would leave only one Warning Coordination Meteorologist at each of the current forecast offices. In severe weather, this person would carry out many of the emergency response functions that a team of meteorologists and emergency response specialists now support. Below are links to news articles about this issue.
June 19, 2015 News Articles
Sioux Falls, SD - NBC - KDLT News - Thune Sponsors Bill Proposing Six Regional NWS Offices
http://www.kdlt.com/news/local-news/thune-sponsors-bill-proposing-six-regional-nws-offices/33680268
Bangor, Maine – Bangor Daily News
http://bangordailynews.com/2015/06/19/news/nation/bill-to-centralize-weather-forecasting-offices-gets-stormy-reception/
Nashville, TN Fox 17 – South Dakota Senator wants to Reduce Number of National Weather Service Offices
http://www.fox17.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/South-Dakota-Senator-Wants-to-Reduce-Number-of-National-Weather-Service-Offices-152171.shtml
Memphis, TN - NBC 5
http://www.wmcactionnews5.com/story/29358084/bill-introduced-to-consolidate-the-national-weather-service
June 18, 2015
Washington Post – Senate Bill to Centralize Weather Service Forecasting Draws Heated Reactions
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/wp/2015/06/18/senate-bill-to-centralize-weather-service-forecasting-draws-heated-reactions/
AL.com - 'Lives would be lost' if weather offices consolidated, Rep. Aderholt says
http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2015/06/lives_would_be_lost_if_weather.html
Tulsa, OK - News on 6 - A Senate Bill Could Cut the Number of Weather Service Offices from 122 to 6
http://www.newson6.com/story/29337502/a-senate-bill-could-cut-the-number-of-weather-service-offices-from-122-to-just-6
Prepping for Mississippi Weather: National Weather Service Could Move From Mississippi if Bill Passes in D.C
http://www.newsms.fm/prepping-for-mississippi-weather-national-weather-service-could-move-from-mississippi-if-bill-passes-in-d-c/#sthash.jZqiVGBy.dpuf
Sioux Falls, SD – KSFY ABC - Bill Proposes Regionalizing the National Weather Service
http://www.ksfy.com/home/headlines/Bill-proposes-regionalizing-the-National-Weather-Service-308302181.html
Yellow Hammer - Aderholt: National Weather Service consolidation proposal could put Alabamians at risk
http://yellowhammernews.com/politics-2/aderholt-national-weather-service-consolidation-proposal-could-put-alabamians-at-risk/
June 17, 2015
KRMG Tulsa –Senate Bill would Reduce the number of NWS Forecasting offices to Six
http://www.krmg.com/news/news/local/senate-bill-would-reduce-number-nws-forecasting-of/nmfhd/
KAKE - Wichita, KS - Senator wants to changes to the National Weather Service Offices
http://www.kake.com/home/headlines/Senator-wants-changes-to-National-Weather-Service-offices-308015911.html?device=phone&c=y
June 16, 2015
Washington Post
Senate bill proposes centralizing Weather Service forecasting in 6 regional offices
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/wp/2015/06/16/senate-bill-proposes-centralizing-weather-service-forecasting-into-6-regional-offices/
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