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Severe Storm Research

The National Severe Storms Laboratory in Norman, Oklahoma — founded in the 1960s and responsible for much operational tornado and severe-storm science — is listed for elimination under the passback.

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Jan 26, 2026
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Which NOAA research labs and programs were proposed for closure and what services do they support?

The administration’s passback proposed eliminating the , shuttering NOAA’s 10 research laboratories and 16 cooperative institutes, and cutting core programs that underpin , , and ocean forecasting . T...