DAVENPORT, Iowa — The KDVN WSR-88D radar, located at the National Weather Service office in Davenport, is constantly spinning and scanning the skies to track snow, rain and thunderstorms. NWS ...

Beginning Jan. 24, the KDTX WSR-88D Doppler weather radar will be down for about two weeks as technicians refurbish and replace its pedestal, officials said.

The WSR-57 network expanded to roughly 120 radars, with an updated version called WSR-74 replacing some of those in the 1970s. Now we enjoy the benefits of WSR-88D, or NEXRAD, which is a much more ...

The current NEXRAD WSR-88D network is scheduled to stay in operation through 2035. Time will tell if phased array radar will replace the legacy radar system at that time.

WSR-88D, the current radar that became operational in the early 90s, is becoming dated, and the National Severe Storms Laboratory is working to implement a different radar called phased array radar.

GAYLORD — Beginning Jan. 3, 2022, the radar (KAPX WSR-88D) operated by the National Weather Service office in Gaylord will be down for approximately two weeks for an upgrade.

The WSR-88D systems provide highly sensitive, fine-resolution measurements of reflectivity, mean radial velocity, and spectrum width data and generate up to 39 categories of analysis products derived ...

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