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 ...

Doppler radar stands as the most important modern invention in meteorology, fundamentally transforming how we predict, prepare for, and track severe weather events. Since installations began across ...

When you are outdoors and see dark clouds rolling in and you pick up you phone to look at the radar - have you ever wondered how it all works? Doppler radar is one of the most powerful tools in modern ...

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 ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Many people have seen Doppler Rader, but do you know how it works? First of all, it looks like a giant golf ball on a tee, but that’s not the actual radar. That’s called the ...

INDIANAPOLIS — A potent and rare December storm will take place today, with strong to severe thunderstorms possible late this evening into Saturday morning. Warm, moist air is moving into central ...

In Southwest Ohio, in the Dayton region, we know how quickly the weather can change from mild to severe. Every minute counts when it comes to warning you and your family about approaching dangerous ...

HARLAN, Iowa (KTIV) - Homes outside Harlan, Iowa were struck by an EF-3 tornado on Friday. While the large wedge tornado was ripping through southeastern Shelby County, a mobile Doppler radar project ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Memorial Day is here, one of the busiest travel days of the year, and it appears that the weather will cooperate, not just in the Midwest but in Indiana, as well! Yesterday was ...

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 ...