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 ...

A tool designed for war became a tool designed to save lives. Doppler radar is a crown jewel of modern science that helps meteorologists save countless lives every year—and it’s a complex technology ...

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 ...

Collaboration among three Georgia institutions of higher education on the operation of a new weather radar system will enhance student learning, provide new opportunities for research, and help ...

Use the live interactive radar below to track what's happening in your area. Our latest weather story can be found here. Severe thunderstorm watches and warnings were in effect for the entire Chicago ...

The current network of weather radars in the United States was installed in the late 1980s and into the 1990s. There are nearly 160 weather radars in the network. The radars are the NEXRAD WSR-88D ...

INDIANAPOLIS — There is a risk of severe thunderstorms this afternoon into the evening. Watching the line of storms circled in Illinois...stay weather aware today ...

Stormy weather with heavy lightning, rain, thunder and even hail was moving across the Chicago area Friday morning, leading to the FAA to issue a ground stop at both O'Hare and Midway Airports. Track ...