There is a lack of low-level radar coverage across a large portion of west and southwest Alabama.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - If you’ve watched WSFA 12 News’ First Alert weather team cover severe weather in west Alabama, you’ve probably heard several mentions of a lack of low-level radar coverage. Alabama has National Weather Service radars in or near Huntsville, Birmingham, Tuskegee, Ozark and Mobile, but there’s a problem area that exists across a large portion of west and southwest Alabama.
Large tornadoes tend to form from taller storms, so these are eventually detected. But low-topped storms can produce tornadoes below the radar beam, meaning the National Weather Service and WSFA First Alert meteorologists are often unable to “see” these tornadoes until they are already on the ground.
“You look at some of those low-top storms that we get in the southeast U.S. and west Alabama. Those are tougher, right? And they spin up quickly. I was involved with so many of those when we worked in Louisiana and also here in Alabama. They spin up quickly and they’re gone. How do we catch those?” Graham said.
Graham said it would take the federal government three to four years and $20 million to $25 million to build one new radar for west Alabama. Sewell represents many of those people. She is actively working with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and National Weather Service officials to solve the problem.
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