NOAA and OAR will fund fire recovery

Seven weeks after the devastating equipment storage facility fire, officials from NSSL's parent organizations, OAR and NOAA, announced that they will provide nearly $1.2 million to replace NSSL's share of what was lost.

Dr. Kimpel said, "All of us at NSSL are very grateful for the leadership in OAR and NOAA to allow us to recover as quickly as possible from the July 3 fire." Initial funding was made available immediately to begin rebuilding some of the equipment. Scientists, technicians and support staff expect to have everything replaced in about two years.