Since 1988, this meteorological breakthrough has nearly doubled tornado warning times, giving communities crucial minutes to ...

When you are outdoors and see dark clouds rolling in and you pick up you phone to look at the radar - have you ever wondered how it all works? Doppler radar is one of the most powerful tools in modern ...

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 ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Seasons are changing and with that comes bird migration. Of the many ways they can be tracked, Doppler radar is one of the most efficient. It is estimated that each night ...

The current network of weather radars in the United States was installed in the late 1980s and into the 1990s. There are nearly 160 weather radars in the network. The radars are the NEXRAD WSR-88D ...