As tornado costs rise, Congress might finally pony up some money to look at ways to limit damages

By Laurel Adams

Worsening damages from monster tornadoes may prompt more research on cause-and-effect

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"… here severe thunderstorms and tornadoes occur.Congress passed the National Windstorm Impact Reduction Act in 2004, which was aimed at reducing loss of lif …"

"… annual budgets. “Lacking a specific appropriation for the National Windstorm program and a specific request for funding from each agency in their …"

"… nd warning predications is an essential component to the proposed National Windstorm bill. Currently, the National Weather Service’s local forecasts and …"