That's especially important because tornadoes are now occurring in every state, detected by NOAA's nearly 160 radars. The prototype of the Phased Array Radar cost $45 million. Carlis doesn't yet ...

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 ...

The move comes shortly after hundreds of NOAA and National Weather Service (NWS) employees were laid off. According to their website, the Radar Operations Center is tasked with servicing radar ...

He says what makes the NOAA flight so valuable is the information they pick up with their doppler radar. JAMES FRANKLIN: Those observations are very detailed, high-density observations of the core ...