Severe weather has always been responsible for loss of life. To meteorologists, these losses could be prevented through early warning systems. Many improvements have been made over the years to increase the amount of time residents will have to seek shelter and protect themselves and their loved ones. Local weather radar today has a vastly better picture of what path a storm will take, enabling meteorologists to issue warnings much sooner and more accurately than before.

Meteorologists and scientists have been able to successfully track severe thunderstorms and possible tornadoes by using an advanced tracking system called NEXRAD (Next-Generation Radar). NEXRAD is a tracking network made up of 158 Doppler weather radars. This high-resolution computerized system takes readings on the amount of precipitation in the air, the movements in the clouds, and the wind speeds during a storm.

These readings are bounced back to a local weather computer, and a colorful image is rendered on the screen, giving meteorologists a clear picture of what kind of weather is on the horizon. This final image is what you see when the meteorologist breaks in with severe weather reports and warnings, usually with a description of how he maps weather radar.

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