A Storm Tracker's Tool
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About Weather Doppler Radar ~
Radar is an acronym that stands for RAdio Detection And Ranging. A weather radar consists of a parabolic dish (it looks like a satellite dish) encased in a protective dome and mounted on a tower of up to five stories tall. About 150 NEXRAD (NEXt generation of weather RADar) Doppler radars were installed throughout the U.S. in the 1990s. The radar itself does not delineate between rain and snow but ....
AccuWeather's (As An Example & Link) proprietary algorithms, based on atmospheric conditions.
Showing Radar images update every 5 minutes, which also gives access to longer loops of radar data. It plots the expected movement of significant storms over the next hour, and also gives access to storm details like hail and rotation. Offering a interactive weather experience with street-level radar, satellite and lightning data, as well as moves the current radar picture 4 hours into the future.
Accuweather Southern Cal DOPPLER RADAR Link:
http://www.accuweather.com/en/us/southe ... ther-radar
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