Tune into any TV weather report and you’ll hear the words “Doppler radar” as meteorologists track storms across California. But how does Doppler radar work? And how accurate is it? The concept of ...
Outside every National Weather Service (NWS) office around the U.S. stands what looks like an enormous white soccer ball, perched atop metal scaffolding several stories high. These somewhat plain ...
In Southwest Ohio, in the Dayton region, we know how quickly the weather can change from mild to severe. Every minute counts when it comes to warning you and your family about approaching dangerous ...
Meteorologists and weather experts in South Texas rely heavily on Doppler radar technology, but how does it work? How can a giant soccer-ball-shaped tower, known as the radome, detect clouds hundreds ...
LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — If you didn’t know, the Doppler Radar is a very important tool that meteorologists use to not only forecast the weather, but brings information about current conditions as well ...
Dual-pol doppler radar is a relatively new upgrade to the original doppler radar technology and towers that the National Weather Service offices around the U.S. use. The upgrade helps better determine ...
RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- ABC11 rolls out new technology that will eliminate radar blind spots, revealing a more complete picture of severe weather as it moves through North Carolina. Tracking storms ...
OLD HICKORY, Tenn. (WKRN) — The NEXRAD Doppler Radar at the National Weather Service in Old Hickory has served us well through every severe weather and flooding event since 1995, including the 1998 ...