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What happened to Intellicast radar? ›

Intellicast Merges with Weather Underground

Starting January 17, 2019, we began redirecting traffic from Intellicast.com to wunderground.com. Even though the Intellicast name and website will be going away, the technology and features that you have come to rely on will continue to live on wunderground.com.

There are 158 WSR-88D Doppler radars in the nation, including the U.S. Territory of Guam and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The radars are operated by the National Weather Service and the Department of Defense.

The WSR-88D is one of the most powerful and advanced Weather Surveillance Doppler Radar in the world. Since first being built and tested in 1988, it has been installed and used operationally at over 160 locations across the United States, including Alaska and Hawaii.

This enhanced wording may also accompany severe thunderstorm watches for intense convective wind storms. Red Watch or Red Box. Slang for Tornado Watch. Severe Local Storm Watch.

"Wunderground discontinued their weather camera service on 10/21/2021. AmbientWeather.net has it's own weather camera service with time lapse video and weather data overlay."

Rain Intensity and Droplet Size: Light rainfall or drizzle consists of tiny water droplets. These droplets might be too small for the radar to detect effectively. Since low-level moisture can lead to the formation of such fine droplets, the rain might be falling right under our noses but stay invisible to the radar.

AN/TPQ-53. Developed for the U.S. Army, the solid-state phased array AN/TPQ-53 radar system, or, Q-53, detects, classifies, tracks and determines the location of enemy indirect fire in either 360 or 90 degree modes.

Some of the best Radars for storm chasing are Radar Scope Teir II, Omega Radar, or some highly advanced radars like WSV3. To learn how to find the best weather radar or how to use a weather radar, check out some of WC's blogs!

Blue and green colors represent light-to-moderate rainfall. Yellow and orange colors show moderate-to-heavy precipitation, while red is very heavy rainfall and pink colors inside the red color represent hail of different sizes.

Yes, police can use radar in the rain. However, certain factors can affect the accuracy and efficiency of radar systems during bad weather. Our findings show that, while radar systems are robust, heavy rain can reduce their range.

Is an inch of rain a lot? ›

The amount of rain considered a lot in an hour can vary depending on the location and the type of precipitation. However, generally, rainfall rates of 1 inch (2.54 centimeters) or more per hour are considered heavy or intense, and may cause flash flooding and other hazards.

On a weather radar map, a tornado is usually indicated by a smaller area of red surrounded by a larger area of green. However, modern radar systems can also indicate debris balls, a sign of a tornado on the ground.

While a green sky is often an indicator of a severe storm that can produce tornadoes and damaging hail, a green sky does not guarantee severe weather, just as tornadoes can appear from a sky without a hint of green. So, the reason for green skies before a storm isn't entirely known.

Box (or Watch Box) - [Slang], a severe thunderstorm or tornado watch.

Of the weather topics, the Radar Summary Chart and TWEB products have been essentially eliminated in the Continental United States. Alaska still has TWEB products as of this writing.

Military Radar systems work in a wide band of transmitted frequencies. The higher the frequency of a radar system, the more it is affected by weather conditions such as rain or clouds. But the higher the transmitted frequency, the better is the accuracy of the radar system.

Final answer: Doppler radar provides the key advantage of determining an object's velocity or speed relative to the radar's position, which conventional radar systems cannot do. Consequently, Doppler radar is crucial for improved weather forecasting and safety measures.

On August 22, 2023, IBM agreed to sell The Weather Company to private equity firm Francisco Partners for an undisclosed sum. After the acquisition of the company was completed in February 2024, Weather Underground also became controlled by the American private equity firm.