New radar system strips tornadoes of stealth
radar upgrade next March. The region might have gotten one sooner, but during the two-week installation the weather service's radar must be taken offline, and there was a desire not to do that later this summer, during hurricane season. During the upgrade,info
Radar is game changer in saving endangered birds
to become more widespread among biologists. It could be useful, for example, to study insects and bats. More sophisticated radar systems, such as those used by the National Weather Service, he noted, could even be used to monitor bird migrations. "They'llinfo
New radar will give better storm warnings
March. 14, 2012 at 2:33 PM FORT WORTH, Texas, March 14 (UPI) -- Weather radar technology called "livesaving," that provides faster and more precise storm detection, is set to be tested in Texas, officials say. The near-ground radar system is intended to mapinfo
New Compact Radar to Plug Holes in Airport Perimeter Security
driven by the demands of expeditionary military units that needed the all-weather detection and tracking capability of radar but required it to be small, low power, simple and low cost. This new class of radar is called Compact Surveillance Radar (CSR) andinfo
Himalayan weather forecast system in offing
couple of years, scientists will set up a network of instruments comprising mainly automatic weather stations and Doppler weather radar, develop climate models and validate them before issuing the forecast for hill dwellers. “The first two Doppler radar willinfo
For weather forecasters, even best predictions can fail
Force Base as the official climate station. Today, McCarran International Airport serves that function. The region's weather radar is on Nelson Peak, near Boulder City, and the radar system will be updated this winter. "People joke that being a meteorologistinfo
SBS' Interactive Division Enters Into an Agreement With ZoomRadarâ„¢ LLC to Provide Hispanic Users With Real Time Weather
company to introduce interactive radar on the web. Now almost every media website in the country features interactive weather content. Today ZoomRadarâ„¢ continues to be on the cutting edge of weather technology. We are the official provider of radar for theinfo
Updated radar can detect tornado debris clouds, will change warning system
ago for its beautiful setting on Pearson's- 6:22 pm Movies sometimes suffer from heightened expectations.- 12:32 pm Weather forecasters recently armed with updated radar that can detect tornado debris clouds soon will have another tool for warning peopleinfo
Radar To Wear Some Green This St. Patty's Day
over the last couple of days. An easy way to track the scattered showers and storms is by using WFMY News 2's Interactive Radar on digtriad.com. You can also stay ahead of the rain by downloading the WFMY News 2 Weather App from itunes or Google play.info
Become a weather spotter with Sky Warn classes
who alert the NWS during severe weather about what they observe. Their reports can confirm what officials see on weather radar or provide information not otherwise visible. Meteorologist Rich Pollman, who teaches Skywarn spotter classes, said a volunteer caninfo