Re: HD-RADAR

David Moran wrote:
"Sam Spade" <sam@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:I%Ghi.13825$oh3.4999@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

David Moran wrote:


While I am not a television meteorologist, I'm only telling you what my television counterparts tell me. They've mainly complained that by the time they get NEXRAD data, it's 10-15 minutes old.

Dave

The NEXRAD radar I pull off www.nws.noaa.gov vary from 5 to 15 minutes, depending upon the site.

I wonder why a television station would be concerned about that delay?


If I understand correctly, the main complaint is that during severe weather, they can't get current information fast enough so they usually invest in their own radar.

Dave


But don't the television stations receive tornado warnings from the NWS's Storm Perdiction Center as soon as they are issued? Those warnings are issued by experts with all the information at hand. I can't imagine a local television outlet that thinks it can do better, not to mention the liability issues.

A related aside: XM radio has become the vendor of choice to provide NEXRAD radar images into many light aircraft that do not have airborne weather radar. This includes anything from a portable Garmin navigator unit to Garmin's integrated G-1000 in the new Cessna Mustang light jet aircraft. The promotional literature claims NEXRAD radar is received in "a near real time basis."
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