This note from the NWS concerning the Birmingham NEXRAD radar:
...BIRMINGHAM NWS DOPPLER RADAR WILL BE DOWN THIS WEEK FOR AN UPGRADE...
RADAR TECHNICIANS WILL BE WORKING ON THE BIRMINGHAM (KBMX) DOPPLER RADAR THIS WEEK FOR A SIGNIFICANT HARDWARE UPGRADE. THE RADAR WAS TAKEN OFF LINE ON MONDAY MORNING MARCH 6. THE UPGRADE WILL RESULT IN A SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT TO THE PERFORMANCE AND PRODUCTS GENERATED BY THE RADAR. IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THE NECESSARY CHANGES...THE RADAR WILL NEED TO BE DOWN FOR MOST OF THE WEEK...BUT SHOULD BE BACK ON LINE BY FRIDAY MARCH 10. THE BIRMINGHAM NWS OFFICE WILL NOT HAVE THE OPTION TO BRING THE RADAR BACK ON LINE IN THE EVENT OF INCLEMENT WEATHER. MAXWELL (KMXX)...COLUMBUS (KGWX) AND HYTOP (KHTX) RADARS SHOULD SERVE AS ADEQUATE BACKUPS DURING THIS SCHEDULED OUTAGE.
The good news is that the ABC 33/40 Pinpoint Doppler radar atop Double Oak Mountain in northern Shelby County is running normally, and will give us an excellent view of the strong to severe thunderstorms that are expected to impact Alabama Thursday afternoon and Thursday night.
You can access single images here:
http://www.abc3340.com/weather/doppler.html
And, watch the radar live in streaming video from the link on our main weather page:
http://www.abc3340.com/weather/
When the live stream comes up, you can move your cursor over the video box and icons will pop up that give you the option to view the radar in the "Real Player", which allows you to make the video full screen, or any size you like. We also use this stream when we have "wall to wall" tornado coverage going on. This will prove to be extremely helpful during this severe weather season.
...BIRMINGHAM NWS DOPPLER RADAR WILL BE DOWN THIS WEEK FOR AN UPGRADE...
RADAR TECHNICIANS WILL BE WORKING ON THE BIRMINGHAM (KBMX) DOPPLER RADAR THIS WEEK FOR A SIGNIFICANT HARDWARE UPGRADE. THE RADAR WAS TAKEN OFF LINE ON MONDAY MORNING MARCH 6. THE UPGRADE WILL RESULT IN A SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT TO THE PERFORMANCE AND PRODUCTS GENERATED BY THE RADAR. IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THE NECESSARY CHANGES...THE RADAR WILL NEED TO BE DOWN FOR MOST OF THE WEEK...BUT SHOULD BE BACK ON LINE BY FRIDAY MARCH 10. THE BIRMINGHAM NWS OFFICE WILL NOT HAVE THE OPTION TO BRING THE RADAR BACK ON LINE IN THE EVENT OF INCLEMENT WEATHER. MAXWELL (KMXX)...COLUMBUS (KGWX) AND HYTOP (KHTX) RADARS SHOULD SERVE AS ADEQUATE BACKUPS DURING THIS SCHEDULED OUTAGE.
The good news is that the ABC 33/40 Pinpoint Doppler radar atop Double Oak Mountain in northern Shelby County is running normally, and will give us an excellent view of the strong to severe thunderstorms that are expected to impact Alabama Thursday afternoon and Thursday night.
You can access single images here:
http://www.abc3340.com/weather/doppler.html
And, watch the radar live in streaming video from the link on our main weather page:
http://www.abc3340.com/weather/
When the live stream comes up, you can move your cursor over the video box and icons will pop up that give you the option to view the radar in the "Real Player", which allows you to make the video full screen, or any size you like. We also use this stream when we have "wall to wall" tornado coverage going on. This will prove to be extremely helpful during this severe weather season.