X-Nico

2 unusual facts about Weather radar


David Atlas

The results of his team were used for the development of the actual United States Doppler weather radars network called NEXRAD.

People's Park in the Sky

The Shrine of Our Lady, Mother of Fair Love and a doppler weather radar station maintained by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) is also within the park.


Cyclone Olivia

1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak – produced an F5 tornado which had winds estimated at 511 km/h (318 mph) by the doppler data of the weather radar

KNPN-LD

The station's Doppler weather radar is presented on-air as "Storm Tracker 26", operating at the main studios in Saint Joseph and utilizing live VIPIR data from several radars operated by regional National Weather Service forecast offices.

Mount Musgrave

The summit of the mountain hosts Environment Canada's doppler weather radar station "XME", part of the Canadian weather radar network.

Southern Ontario Tornado Outbreak of 2005

Convective storm detection showed on weather radars a hook echo, a BWER and a strong mesocyclone but the vortex left the ground after the second tornado.


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James Murdoch Austin

Austin was married for 59 years to Dr. Pauline Morrow Austin, who for years directed the MIT Weather Radar project.

RAF Chenies

In the 1980s the station was used as the site for a Met Office weather radar station with a 'golf ball' styled Radome, still in use today.

South Wales, New York

WGRZ's broadcast tower and in-house weather radar are based in the hamlet.