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5/22/2012 7:28:31 PM

hail in garner

5/23/2012 4:02:39 PM

what did WRAL do to their radar? It is so smoothed out and cartoony... plus the intensities do not match up with the nws radar

5/23/2012 4:19:44 PM

lots of hail on the ground in wakefield!

5/23/2012 7:57:54 PM

Yay don't have to water my garden for a day or two

5/24/2012 8:50:49 AM

got a question for you weathernerds.

Why don't weather people use other radars to eliminate the feedback around their primary radar? All the time I see "rain" aka noise around radar sites and it seems simple enough to use another radar site to correct the incorrect data around another radar site.

5/24/2012 3:31:45 PM

Quote :

"got a question for you weathernerds. Why don't weather people use other radars to eliminate the feedback around their primary radar? All the time I see "rain" aka noise around radar sites and it seems simple enough to use another radar site to correct the incorrect data around another radar site."

I can't speak for WRAL or any other station, but we do and we don't. In this case, it looks like the NWS is running a mode that is picking up even the smallest particles like dust and bugs. We can use other radars, but sometimes it doesn't give us the best look. For example, I wouldn't use the Wilmington radar to pick apart a storm over Raleigh since it would be shooting way too high into the cloud, skewing our view.

Now, on our radar system out here, we increase the "filtering" scale to eliminate some of the lower dBZs, or smaller particles, so we can focus more on what is likely reaching the ground.

5/24/2012 4:12:50 PM

thanks.

How much does one gain from having a filter be less stringent? It just seems to add a bunch of noise that's difficult for the consumer to see through, when you actually have weather in the area. I mean, I can tell it's just noise right now because it's blatantly obvious (because it's not raining outside and the look of the data on the radar is indicative of noise).

I didn't think about the radar data elevation from other sites being a problem (not that I really know much about this), but I figured there were likely several radar sites around that even rival stations could share data to improve both their products.

[Edited on May 24, 2012 at 4:21 PM. Reason : .]

5/24/2012 4:19:15 PM

^
As far as turning down the filtering during active weather, we use it to monitor cold pools rushing out of thunderstorms. These cold pools are like mini cold fronts or what we call "gust fronts" or "outflow boundaries." They can go on to develop other storms downwind. For us on the plains, we use it to watch a boundary called the "dryline", which is nothing more than a wind shift and dew point gradient most times. The dust kicked up along them shows up very well on radar and gives us an idea where storms may develop.

Now, in addition to the NWS radar near Clayton, I know RDU has a terminal doppler that monitors the weather close to the airport and each of the stations (not sure about NBC 11) have their own radars...or two. Those would also give another good look.

5/24/2012 4:38:49 PM

from last night

5/30/2012 10:08:32 AM

Thunder Off Kaplan!

6/1/2012 1:15:22 PM

^yup

6/1/2012 1:15:57 PM

Wow, that storm that just rolled through west Raleigh was nasty. Couldn't drive for shit during it.

6/1/2012 1:33:23 PM

pretty cool pic lunak

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alright weather pros- is it gonna thunderstorm in south raleigh (campus) area b/w 5-8 tonight??

6/1/2012 2:21:02 PM

multiple tornadoes up here near me... awesome

6/1/2012 2:26:20 PM

I am supposed to go camping with my Cub Scout Pack this afternoon on Jordan Lake. Thinking I may pussy out and just go ass early in the morning.

6/1/2012 2:31:11 PM

just rained like hell in charlotte for about 10 minutes, now the birds are chirping and its sunny.

6/1/2012 2:42:59 PM

Crazy thunder in Greensboro right now. Downpour, and it's sunny.

6/1/2012 2:47:18 PM

Ton of rain earlier off blue ridge. Looks like we have another nice line headed this way we will see if it holds together.

6/1/2012 3:01:20 PM

been sunny all day here in Morrisville

6/1/2012 3:54:59 PM

Weather report sounds fun tonight:

Quote :

"Variably cloudy with scattered showers and storms likely especially late this afternoon and into the evening. Highs in the mid-upper 80s. Some of the storms that we see develop today could become severe. The threats we are watching for are damaging wind gusts, large hail and perhaps a few isolated tornadoes."

6/1/2012 3:59:15 PM

aaaand here we go!

6/1/2012 5:03:29 PM

from the Colorado storms yesterday

6/7/2012 1:51:39 PM

whoa those are crazy looking. awesome pics

6/7/2012 2:12:29 PM

deadly cotton balls in the sky

6/7/2012 2:13:38 PM

rain off glenwood

6/11/2012 3:40:49 PM

Pouring here in Durham

6/11/2012 4:04:07 PM

did this storm start moving northwest? I hope so... ps, I sometimes love the raleigh rain bubble!

6/11/2012 4:05:54 PM

ITT people shitting themselves every time it rains

6/11/2012 4:44:43 PM

Hope this continues into the night so I sleep like a baby.

6/11/2012 6:16:48 PM

holy buttrape its going to rain all night.

6/11/2012 6:53:00 PM

Crazy rain on 40W. I saw 2 major wrecks, and two minor fender benders between Greensboro and Mebane.

6/11/2012 6:58:59 PM

getting rough in person county

6/12/2012 11:58:48 PM

It is straight pouring outside right now!

Went to 5.59"/hr right after I took this.

6/13/2012 12:49:11 AM

where are you at?^

6/13/2012 1:16:17 AM

NE Cary off Harrison Ave.
Made it to 0.50" in just under 20 minutes. Rate has tapered off significantly, and I'm at 0.73" so far.

6/13/2012 1:20:21 AM

It's a brewin'!

6/22/2012 5:23:19 PM

Will the Raleigh dome split the beast in half?

6/22/2012 5:34:32 PM

game on in raleigh

from manteo an hour ago

6/25/2012 9:28:50 PM

my dog doesnt usually care about thunder but this shits been loud enough for her to pop her head out from under her pillow mound and look around like "wtf"

6/25/2012 9:30:39 PM

bttt

6/29/2012 11:16:22 PM

FUH-HUCK THIS SHIT WAS NASTY

6/29/2012 11:19:31 PM

Wind just seriously picked up off Falls/540

6/29/2012 11:25:03 PM

Here as well off US1/walnut street.

[Edited on June 29, 2012 at 11:26 PM. Reason : Things landing on my roof right now.]

6/29/2012 11:26:40 PM

Sounds like a tornado out there. No rain though. Where this thing come from?

6/29/2012 11:28:49 PM

Just noticed the 3rd radar image, check it at 11pm...wtf?

6/29/2012 11:28:54 PM

crazy wind here off kaplan

6/29/2012 11:31:57 PM

I suppose I should take a shower before the lightning gets here.

6/29/2012 11:32:54 PM

here comes the thunder!

6/29/2012 11:34:14 PM

540 and creedmoor with crazyyyy wind

6/29/2012 11:38:19 PM