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Offline BKS97

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News story outlines concerns about radar "gap"
« on: September 05, 2023, 12:48:15 PM »
A story in the Minneapolis Star Tribune this past weekend reported on concerns some emergency managers have with areas of inadequate radar coverage in times of severe weather.  Interesting to read how they are trying to fix the problems.

https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-emergency-managers-fix-low-level-radar-gap-dangerous-weather-nexrad/600301797/

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Re: News story outlines concerns about radar "gap"
« Reply #1 on: September 06, 2023, 06:54:48 AM »
Climavision is installing X-band radars in areas where the NEXRAD radars don't cover low-level altitudes. They started near Charlotte, NC last March. Their business model is to build the network and charge for data - kind of like the national lightning networks.