National Weather Service Director Ken Graham said it would take as long as four years and $25 million to build a new radar.
Alabama has National Weather Service radars in or near Huntsville, Birmingham, Tuskegee, Ozark and Mobile, which provide coverage for wide stretches of the state.much of Sumter, Greene, Marengo, Perry, Dallas, Wilcox, Clarke and Monroe counties is not as well covered because of the distance from the existing radars.
Radar beams rise as distance from the tower increases, meaning the beam is higher as the beam travels farther. For those areas not close to a radar, the beam may identify large tornadoes at high altitudes, but miss low topped storms until they are already spinning on the ground. National Weather Service Director Ken Graham said it would take as long as four years, spending up to $25 million, for the federal government to build a new radar for west Alabama.Ensuring that there is adequate radar coverage in West Alabama will enable us to keep citizens safe when disaster strikes. I’m proud to work with
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