National Weather Service Receives Threats From Militia-Style Group

The FBI and other law enforcement authorities are aware of the militia-style group’s activities.

The National Weather Service has received threats from a violent militia-style group.

An email was sent out that said the anti-government organization, ‘Veterans on Patrol,’ is calling for “penetration drills on nexrad sites to identify weaknesses which can be used to ultimately destroy the sites.”

The ‘Next Generation Weather Radar’ system is used by meteorologists, the FAA, and Air Force to detect precipitation and wind as well. It also helps pinpoint tornadoes and severe thunderstorms.

The ‘Veterans on Patrol’ group, views the National Weather Service’s network of Doppler radars as “weather weapons.”

The FBI and other law enforcement authorities are aware of the militia-style group’s activities, tracking them, and have issued bulletins about the NEXRAD threat.