When rain starts to fall, people immediately look to the weather radar to see how long it will last. But when severe weather strikes, meteorologists can use this technology to pinpoint the precise ...

"Dual pol," short for dual polarization, describes the WRAL Dual Doppler radar, which "sees" in two dimensions, allowing us to distinguish between types of precipitation in the air. Answer: What you ...

Nothing will ruin a good cruise like seeing those flashing red and blue lights in your rearview mirror. It's a position many of us have been in, and it's not fun. However, there are ways to limit ...

If you're ever up around sunrise around our area and have a good radar on hand, you might sometimes see what was visible even this morning! Take a look at the 3 images from this morning from ...

RADAR stands for “Radio Detection And Ranging,” and you’ve probably checked the local radar forecast to look for rain, but do you know how radar works? In this video we’ll show you what goes into ...

The nation's aviation infrastructure is again under scrutiny, following a series of paralyzing communications and radar outages at some of the country's busiest airports. On Sunday, systems at the ...

There was no doubt a storm would blow through northern Minnesota over the weekend. As meteorologists watched the behemoth move across North Dakota and into the state, officials issued alerts in the ...

Chandler Bauder receives funding from the NSF. Aly Fathy receives funding from the National Science Foundation. If you wanted to check someone’s pulse from across the room, for example to remotely ...