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This bill, known as the TWISTER Act (Tornado and Windstorm Innovation for Safety and Tracking Enhancement Research Act), amends the Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017 to expand the goals of the tornado warning improvement and extension program. Specifically, the bill directs the Under Secretary (likely referring to the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) to develop more innovative tornado forecasts, predictions, and warnings with three key additional focus areas. These focus areas include improving forecasting for fast-developing storm systems like derechos (a type of widespread, long-lived, straight-line windstorm), creating better warning systems for areas that historically have not experienced many tornadoes, and enhancing prediction and warning capabilities for evening or nighttime tornadoes. By broadening the scope of tornado research and warning systems, the bill aims to improve public safety and meteorological understanding of these potentially destructive weather events.

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