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Topic: Radar

Phased Array Radar uses stationary antennas made up of numerous small, electronically controlled elements.

A clear vision: Phased Array Radar innovating for the future

November 18, 2024

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Phased Array Radar uses stationary antennas made up of numerous small, electronically controlled elements.

Technicians remove the radome for WSR-88D KMSX in Missoula, Montana to access radar components for the Service Life Extension Program. August 1, 2024.

NWS completes major upgrades to vital weather radars

August 20, 2024

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Technicians remove the radome for WSR-88D KMSX in Missoula, Montana to access radar components for the Service Life Extension Program. August 1, 2024.

Black and white photo of the May 24, 1973, Union City tornado, with the words, "Union City May 24, 1973," superimposed over the image.

TORNADO INTERCEPT: The Union City Twister and the Birth of Doppler Radar

May 22, 2023

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Black and white photo of the May 24, 1973, Union City tornado, with the words, "Union City May 24, 1973," superimposed over the image.

The radar image depicts a line of showers and thunderstorms moving through parts of eastern Texas and western Louisiana. The radome (tower; right) is located at NOAA's National Weather Service office in El Paso, Texas.

Track active weather with NOAA’s new radar viewer

December 17, 2020

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The radar image depicts a line of showers and thunderstorms moving through parts of eastern Texas and western Louisiana. The radome (tower; right) is located at NOAA's National Weather Service office in El Paso, Texas.

NOAA's newest experimental weather radar located in Norman, Oklahoma, was installed earlier this year and will begin gathering data next spring.

Video: New experimental radar could lead to earlier severe weather warnings

November 1, 2018

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NOAA's newest experimental weather radar located in Norman, Oklahoma, was installed earlier this year and will begin gathering data next spring.

Hurricane Maria Federal Response: U.S. military personnel collaborate with NOAA to install temporary DOD mobile radars in Roosevelt Roads and Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, to assist weather forecasting while the permanent FAA radars are under repair.

Federal collaboration yields radar coverage for Puerto Rico, USVI in wake of Hurricane Maria

October 31, 2017

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Hurricane Maria Federal Response: U.S. military personnel collaborate with NOAA to install temporary DOD mobile radars in Roosevelt Roads and Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, to assist weather forecasting while the permanent FAA radars are under repair.

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NOAA, University of Alabama-Huntsville and partners to kick off tornado study

February 25, 2016

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