Doppler radar is an important tool meteorologists use to track where thunderstorms are occurring, how intense they are, and ...

The National Weather Service's 148 WSR-88D Doppler radars can detect most precipitation within approximately 90 mi of the radar, and intense rain or snow within approximately 155 mi. However ...

NEXRAD is also known as WSR-88D (Weather Surveillance Radar 88 Doppler), a Doppler system that replaced the older non-Doppler meteorological radars (Crum & Alberty 1993). NEXRAD is a network of ...

The National Weather Service has reported at least three tornadoes were confirmed to have touched down during last week's stretch of severe weather. According to the NWS, the following twisters were ...

A severe thunderstorm warning is issued when either a severe thunderstorm is indicated by WSR-88D radar — a powerful weather surveillance Doppler radar — or a spotter reports a thunderstorm ...