Here is TMF's screen capture of KARE11 radar's actual scan at 11:40:
Finally, for good measure, here's a radar scan from Wunderground.com at about the same time:
In our opinion, while the future scan reasonably communicated the essence of the storm movement -- and therefore did provide a service, the future scan did not account for the heavier showers that persisted on the north side of the Twin Cities. A big deal? Probably not in this case. But we think that given the inherent unpredictability of summer storms, it can be risky business to provide an image that suggests an all-knowing future.
How would you assess the effectiveness of KARE11's future radar and the concept of future radar in general? Leave your comments below.
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I'm still convinced that KARE 11'S radar has issues when scanning areas south and east of their site. The line of storms from the south metro on south to the MN/IA border looked much, MUCH weaker on KARE's radar when compared to all others. In fact, this was a solid/bowing line of storms that looked broken and weak on KARE's image. I will forward Bill a scan of the KARE 11 radar that was taken at about the same time as the image above so that you all can compare.
ReplyDeleteKARE should look into this.
Actually, when looking at KARE's scan above, you can kind of see what I'm talking about. Look how the radar returns are much more intense just west of Ellsworth & Baldwin, WI when compared to the returns in southern Dakota county on south to Owatonna. Many more oranges and reds in WI. The returns should be about the same since it was a solid line of storms that had uniform intensity from NE/SW. To me, this is an obvious scanning issue.
ReplyDeleteIs the KARE image above of that of their radar or that from the NWS? I do know they have their own radar but also use the NWS radar when it comes to their graphic package. It may be just the graphic package that causes the difference. Maybe they are using a composite image vs a base reflectivity image. Also they might be adjusting their scan level as well.
ReplyDeleteI have yet to see a real good future scan as it may be called (I prefer future reflectivity). However I do prefer the HRRR model over any of them, but future scans may not ever be able to pinpoint which counties could see the heaviest storms, at best they can give you a idea of what region of the state could get the stronger storms. As far as weather undergroud goes, I think they pick up the nexrad feed from the local WFO...much like GR...as a matter of fact the WU scan looked very much like the scan I had here
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