SHREVEPORT, La. - A new era of severe weather coverage and safety is beginning this week in the ArkLaTex with the arrival of the highly anticipated Willis-Knighton MEGA 3 Live Doppler Radar. It's the first one-million watt dual-polarization Klystron doppler radar west of the Mississippi River.

Outside every National Weather Service (NWS) office around the U.S. stands what looks like an enormous white soccer ball, perched atop metal scaffolding several stories high. These somewhat plain spheres look as ho-hum as a town water tower, but tucked ...

There is already a fully functional and effective marine radar surveillance system monitoring the waters around Trinidad and Tobago, and the radar now being manned by US military in Tobago is a battlefield-grade system,

SHREVEPORT, La. - As predicted by the KTBS MEGA 3 Storm Team, scattered thunderstorms capable of producing small hail, gusty winds, and perhaps tornadoes pushed into the ArkLaTex Monday morning.

Doppler radar technology, implemented across the US since 1988, represents one of meteorology's greatest innovations. By nearly doubling tornado warning times, this breakthrough demonstrates how scientific advancement directly translates to public safety ...

The weather in Missouri has been kind to us during the last several weeks. Cooler-than-normal conditions and very little in the way of convective weather have allowed Missourians many days to get outside and enjoy nature. Because we have not had much ...

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Yet another US Marine aircraft was detected overnight heading into Tobago, the fourth of its kind over the course of the past week, as imagery on the island appeared to depict a powerful air-defence US radar system at the ANR Robsinson international Airport.