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 ...

A Doppler Radar detects precipitation intensity, wind direction and speed, and provides estimates of hail size and rainfall amounts. With this tool forecasters are given the capability of providing ...

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 ...

When rain starts to fall, people immediately look to the weather radar to see how long it will last. But when severe weather strikes, meteorologists can use this technology to pinpoint the precise ...

From March 27 through April 10, the National Weather Service radar, Southwest Virginia’s main weather radar, will be out of service for an important upgrade. The Doppler radar in Floyd county was ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Weather radars can often detect far more than just rain, snow, sleet and hail. At times, these beams can “see” birds, bats and bugs flying in the sky. That is exactly what ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Indianapolis’ main weather radar will be going offline for a few days as technicians replace some of the radar’s protective paneling. Indy’s KIND doppler radar will be down from ...

For weeks, residents in the Northeast have reported seeing thousands of unidentified lighted drones flying overhead, prompting lawmakers to demand that President Joe Biden’s administration explain ...

See where the snow storm is developing over Michigan with live Doppler radar. Winter storm warnings, watches are in effect.