We passed the statistical peak of the hurricane season earlier this week. There is nothing out there that could reach the mainland United States before next weekend, if then. You may recall this was forecast to be an above average year for hurricanes. So far, that has not worked out. Cross your fingers that we continue to have a below normal season. 

Yesterday, a bill was introduced in the House of Representatives by Oklahoma's Rep. Ralph Lucas regarding amendments and additions to the 2017 weather bill that passed Congress. Per the above graphic, it was already passed out of committee. You can find the bill here. The bill is extremely long and so "I went through it so you don't have to." 😏  Below, you will find brief summaries of the bill's features and my comments about each. Unfortunately, there is nothing about a National Disaster Review Board. The usual people were writing that this bill would prevent the public from getting public forecasts and storm warnings. Of course, it does the opposite. The very first item is to emphasize the NWS's public safety mission with the emphasis on "public." Agree 100%. The NWS sometimes strays too far from its core mission and I was glad to see that emphasized. With regard to the above, here are some specific items:There will be research money into gene