When we view data, sometimes we notice contamination and changes in data, especially further out along the edges of the radar’s vision. Some of those gaps don’t overlap, creating radar holes. See those colored circles? That’s a radar hole, where there is very limited or negligible […]
The world of free and open weather information distribution is undergoing a major transformation. In a groundbreaking announcement, the Global Weather & EAS Society has revealed its latest collaboration with the renowned Iowa Environmental Mesonet (IEM), led by Daryl Herzmann, to bring the official IEMBot accounts […]
The GWES EAS Relay Network (GWES ERN) is a sophisticated group of internet radio stations with the power to relay EAS alerts for almost anywhere in the country. You may ask yourself “How do they pull that off?” History of the Network First, we should look […]
When you think of SKYWARN, you probably think of incessant amber lighting, car-mounted weather doohickeys, and high-adrenaline chasing of severe weather. But in reality, there is a much more safe- and humble- side to it. Yesterday, the National Weather Service (NWS) and Amateur Radio Relay League […]