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Widespread Showers in the Eastern US; Severe Thunderstorms in the Plains; Heatwave in the Desert Southwest

Widespread showers and thunderstorms across much of the central and eastern U.S. will produce areas of excessive rainfall, especially in the southern Mid-Atlantic states. Scattered severe thunderstorms are expected from Montana into portions of the central/southern Plains this weekend. A heatwave will build in the Desert Southwest, in parts of Arizona, southeastern California, and southern Nevada. Read More >

NWS Doppler Radar (WSR-88D) Technology

NWS Doppler Radar (WSR-88D) Technology:
Overview of the NWS Doppler Radar System
Dual Polarization (Pol) Radar
Example NWS Doppler Radar Data Images at NWS Louisville
Radar Meteorology Tutorial
Radar Operations Center
Warning Decision Training Branch

Future Radar Technology:
Phased Array Radar: NSSL | NOAA


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