8.13.24 - Schumer calls for increased federal funding for NYS Mesonet after month of severe weather
U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer is calling on increased federal funding for the nation's weather monitoring systems and the NYS Mesonet, a weather network consisting of 127 weather stations, with at least one in all 62 counties in the state of New York.
Schumer is pushing for $30 million in federal funding, a $10 million increase from last year, for the NYS Mesonet system. He says that the increase in funding is critical due to the recent pattern of severe weather that has impacted New York, including the remnants of Tropical Storm Debby, flooding and multiple tornadoes that touched down in Erie County and broke New York's record for the most tornadoes in a year.