A Sept. 27 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) includes a video of a weather radar map showing a hurricane moving up through Florida into the Southeast U.S. Blue flashing lights can be seen ...

A key weather radar that tracks storms across Central Georgia is back online after undergoing a major upgrade. The NEXRAD radar at Robins Air Force Base was shut down for three days while technicians ...

Precipitation intensity is measured by a ground-based radar that bounces radar waves off of precipitation. The Local Radar base reflectivity product is a display of echo intensity (reflectivity) ...

Pilots should prioritize complete thunderstorm avoidance rather than attempting penetration, adhering to the principle of "Just say 'no'" to flying into them. Utilize all available detection ...

You know how you know about Hurricane Irene three days before it hits land and ruins the East Coast? Doppler. Specifically, the NEXRAD Doppler system that’s been tracking severe weather across the US ...

The NTSB just issued a safety alert reminding all pilots that Next-Generation Radar or NEXRAD - a network of radars operated by the National Weather Service -- is not totally reliable. In fact, some ...

As a baseline it is appropriate to begin with a review of the existing system. The primary weather surveillance radar system operated by U.S. agencies is the WSR-88D (NEXRAD) system, consisting of ...

National Weather Service offices around the country are on guard after recent threats to agency infrastructure — specifically Doppler weather radars — from a violent militia-style group, emails from ...

Over 75 million have been detected by radar heading north over the past week. (Image: Cornell Lab) Over 75 million birds detected migrating north in the last week of February. NEXRAD radar and ...

NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of ...