When "minutes matter" in severe weather, faster forecasting technology is crucial for saving lives, says one NOAA ...

making it one of the strongest tornadoes ever recorded. The data came from a mobile radar truck called a Doppler On Wheels. Sign up for our Newsletters The mobile radar, operated by researchers ...

Most of these tornadoes, including the one in Frazeysburg, have something similar in common, they took place beyond the optimal range of National Weather Service (NWS) doppler radar. While NWS ...

No matter where you live in America, there's a tornado radar system in your region scanning the skies to keep you informed. But the aging technology, which dates back to 1988, is in desperate need ...