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 ...

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 ...

Rain? Sleet? Freezing rain? Snow? Even the most advanced Doppler radars can struggle to tell the difference. Here's why.

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 ...

PADUCAH, Ky. (KFVS) - The doppler radar, also known as WSR-88D is located at the National Weather Service Office in Paducah. For the past several weeks, the radar has received some major upgrades. The ...

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 ...

The National Weather Service office in Lubbock will provide support while NWS Midland's radar dome is replaced after it was ...