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NEXRAD or Nexrad (Next-Generation Radar) is a network of 159 high-resolution S-band Doppler weather radars operated by the National Weather Service (NWS), an agency of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) within the United States Department of Commerce, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) within the Department of Transportation, and the U.S. Air Force within the ...
Map of regions covered by the 122 Weather Forecast Offices. The National Weather Service operates 122 weather forecast offices. [1] [2] Each weather forecast office (WFO or NWSFO) has a geographic area of responsibility, also known as a county warning area, for issuing local public, marine, aviation, fire, and hydrology forecasts.
Dexter, Kansas — — — A Doppler on Wheels observed an EF2 tornado near Dexter, Kansas. [48] EF1 April 27, 2024: Dexter, Kansas — — — A Doppler on Wheels observed an EF1 tornado near Dexter, Kansas. [48] EF2 May 19, 2024: Custer City, Oklahoma — — 197 mph (317 km/h) A Ka-band mobile radar unit from Texas Tech University recorded a ...
Sabetha Community Hospital – Sabetha; Saint Catherine Hospital – Garden City; St. Francis at Ellsworth – Ellsworth; Saint John Hospital – Leavenworth; Saint Johns Maude Norton Memorial Hospital – Columbus; Saint Joseph Memorial Hospital – Larned; Saint Luke Hospital & Living Center – Marion; Salina Regional Health Center – Salina
Two people are dead after a car crash in east Kansas City early Sunday morning, according to police. A gray Dodge Hornet was speeding south on Jackson Avenue around 3:43 a.m., when it failed to ...
Weather radar in Norman, Oklahoma with rainshaft Weather (WF44) radar dish University of Oklahoma OU-PRIME C-band, polarimetric, weather radar during construction. Weather radar, also called weather surveillance radar (WSR) and Doppler weather radar, is a type of radar used to locate precipitation, calculate its motion, and estimate its type (rain, snow, hail etc.).
In the event that the office becomes temporarily unable to perform its duties, NWS Wichita's primary backup office (the office that would take over until NWS Wichita was able to resume service) is the National Weather Service office in Topeka, Kansas, with the secondary backup office being the National Weather Service office in Dodge City, Kansas.
Once the radar can "look down", it is subsequently desirable to "shoot down". Various weapons systems (including guns and missiles) are then employed against designated radar targets, either relying on the aircraft's radar employing the "look down" capability (as in semi-active radar homing) or the weapon's own active radar to resolve the indicated target (as in active radar homing).