ABC13 is doubling down on our commitment to provide you with the most accurate forecast. Here's how our new system fills the gaps in traditional radar coverage.
Travis HerzogAs Houston's severe weather leader, ABC13 is doubling down on our commitment to provide you with the most accurate forecast by introducing the 13 Alert Radar network. Here's how our new system fills the gaps in traditional radar coverage.As Houston's severe weather leader, ABC13 is doubling down on our commitment to provide you with the most accurate forecast with superior technology by introducing the 13 Alert Radar network.
Watch the video above to see the complete 13 Alert Radar special, including Chief Meteorologist Travis Herzog's demonstration of how the new network system works.The United States is home to the most advanced radar network in the world called NEXRAD -- but even the best in the world is not perfect. "This problem has been talked about for decades, but there's been relative inaction on many fronts. There's been all these gaps, but nothing comprehensive," Chris Goode with Climavision said. "So, I'm proud of the fact that we're stepping up as a private entity, working in partnership with the government, and actually stepping forward with a solution to a problem that's been talked about for a long time.
As the beam travels farther out, it hits distant storms at higher and higher elevations, and after the beam travels just 60 miles, we can become blind to what's occurring near the ground."Lots of impactful weather can occur. You've seen it firsthand in the Houston area. There you can get smaller, tornadoes, EF-1s and 2s, that form at these very low levels and can go undetected by the existing network," Goode said.
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