![]() NEXRAD is an expansive network and has likely saved thousands of lives over the years, but there are notable coverage gaps across the country, including right here in Central Texas, where NEXRAD doesn’t see low enough in a storm to pick out hazardous weather phenomena like straight-line wind gusts, hail, and even tornadoes. As you get farther away from a radar, the coverage level gets higher and higher with some spots in the country only receiving coverage from 10,000ft and higher! (NOAA) The "coverage", indicated by the yellow, orange, and blue colors, indicate the lowest part of the atmosphere in which a radar can scan. All of the locations on the map are where National Weather Service radars are installed. The NEXRAD coverage network comprises of 160 doppler radars across the country. The NEXRAD network is comprised of 160 radars and has been in service since the 1990s, but the last of these radars was installed in 2011 and there is currently no plans to expand or further improve NEXRAD outside of routine maintenance. The National Weather Service’s network of radars, called NEXRAD, remains in use across the country and continuously feeds data back to the National Weather Service. The Hamilton radar has a resolution up to ten-times the resolution of current National Weather Service radars allowing meteorologists to diagnose the most important features of thunderstorms and fills in a pronounced coverage “gap” the current national radar system has. The brand new Doppler radar installed on top of the water tower in Hamilton, Texas this summer by climate tech leader Climavision is the first of its type in Central Texas, allowing KWTX meteorologists to see a high-resolution and low-level view of storms in a way that hasn’t been seen before in our area.
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