§ 2074
False weather reports
Official text prohibited actmental stateif conditionpenaltylegal term
Whoever knowingly issues or publishes any counterfeit weather forecast or warning of weather conditions falsely representing such forecast or warning to have been issued or published by the Weather Bureau, United States Signal Service, or other branch of the Government service, shall be or imprisoned not more than ninety days, or both.
History: (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 795 (PDF, 39 MB); Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, §330016(1)(G), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147 (PDF, 52 MB).)
Simplified explanation
It is a federal crime to knowingly issue or publish a fake weather forecast or warning while falsely claiming it came from the government's weather service.