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 ...

Doppler radar stands as the most important modern invention in meteorology, fundamentally transforming how we predict, prepare for, and track severe weather events. Since installations began across ...

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 ...

There’s a very specific reason us meteorologists say the phrase “doppler radar.” Modern weather radars are doppler radars because they use the doppler effect to analyze not only where a storm is, but ...

Illinois Doppler radar Friday morning showed snow falling across parts of Chicago as a winter storm in the southern part of the U.S. makes its way across parts of the Midwest, leading to crashes and ...

You might have seen a WDAY weather promotion on television talking about how we use the Dual-Pol Doppler technology. The promotion, however, does not get into what this thing is. Dual-Pol is short for ...

The first major upgrade to the National Weather Service Doppler radar in Mayville, N.D., is scheduled for this June. The installation of dual-polarization Doppler is part of a $50 million upgrade to ...

SHREVEPORT, La. - A new era of severe weather coverage and safety is beginning this week in the ArkLaTex with the arrival of the highly anticipated Willis-Knighton MEGA 3 Live Doppler Radar. It's the ...

INDIANAPOLIS — A Winter Storm Warning will take effect at 3 p.m. Thursday and run through 7 p.m. Friday. The main change to the forecast compared to earlier in the week is a quicker arrival time of ...