Category: radar failure

Recap of Oct. 2 severe weather, challenges faced, and a word on siren policy

October 3, 2014

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Erik Proseus

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event recap, outdoor sirens, radar failure, severe thunderstorms, siren policy, stormwatch+, technology, tornado warnings

Until last night, it had been a long time since widespread severe weather (not including biblical flooding events) had affected the Memphis metro. […]
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Reno NEXRAD failure due to high wind and lee waves

December 23, 2008

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Erik Proseus

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lee waves, nexrad radar, radar failure, reno

High wind in Reno, NV during the early morning hours on December 19th left the NWS NEXRAD radar in… well… “less than ideal” […]
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