As a baseline it is appropriate to begin with a review of the existing system. The primary weather surveillance radar system operated by U.S. agencies is the WSR-88D (NEXRAD) system, consisting of ...

Sometimes it snows in April. Sometimes the sun shines while the heavens boom with thunder. And sometimes tornadoes crop up just to disappear within seconds. It’s Minnesota weather. Luckily, most ...

NEXRAD stands for Next-Generation Radar and is a network of 159 high-resolution Doppler weather radars operated by the National Weather Service. The NEXRAD radar detects precipitation and atmospheric ...

July 11 (UPI) --Cannon Air Force Base in New Mexico this year became the first military location with a refurbished weather radar system. Next Generation Weather Radar is a Doppler system that ...

Nexrad radar is a wonderful tool for picking through areas of precipitation or diverting around thunderstorms. But like anything related to flying, good judgment is key. The information on the screen, ...

NEXRAD, which stands for Next Generation Weather Radar, has been in use for more than 30 years and helps experts track and predict weather. Getty/iStockphoto A homegrown militia group is planning to ...

Jim says he keeps hearing references to NEXRAD radar and wonders exactly what that is. It is, first of all, an acronym. The network of 135 Doppler radar units deployed at selected weather stations ...

The network of 135 Dopplar radar units deployed at selected weather stations within the United States is referred to as NEXRAD (NEXt Generation Weather RADar). The NEXRAD system of computers consists ...

A homegrown militia group is planning to attack and destroy weather tracking radar systems across the country, claiming the life-saving installations are secretly weapons created by the government, ...