Improving Flood and Agricultural Forecasts Act of 2025
Congress Pushes NOAA to Expand Local Weather and Soil Data to Improve Flood and Farm Forecasts
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Legislative Progress
Key Points
- Congress directs NOAA to keep and expand a national network that gathers more local weather and soil moisture data for better forecasts.
- The program would pull in data from state, tribal, private, and university monitoring stations, not just federal sources, to improve warnings and “hyper-local” forecasts.
- NOAA would focus on helping forecasts for floods, drought, fires, and road conditions, aiming to support longer lead times for severe weather warnings.
- At least 15% of program funding each year could be given as grants to help groups build or upgrade monitoring stations, including in remote areas with data gaps.
- Congress would get yearly briefings through 2035 on progress, gaps in coverage, and whether new needs (like coastal/ocean monitoring) should be added.
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Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Improving Flood and Agricultural Forecasts Act of 2025
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