Tune into any TV weather report and you’ll hear the words “Doppler radar” as meteorologists track storms across California. But how does Doppler radar work? And how accurate is it? The concept of ...

Here are some resources on KCRA.com to help keep you prepared during weather events in California, including a major snowstorm passing through the Sierra for the next few days.Download our app for the ...

Outside every National Weather Service (NWS) office around the U.S. stands what looks like an enormous white soccer ball, perched atop metal scaffolding several stories high. These somewhat plain ...

A Sept. 27 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) includes a video of a weather radar map showing a hurricane moving up through Florida into the Southeast U.S. Blue flashing lights can be seen ...

Radar (acronym for Radio Detection and Ranging) uses radio waves to detect objects in the environment. It allows determining the distance (known as range), angular position (bearing), and velocity.

ALL RIGHT, LIZ, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND WE’RE ALSO TRACKING ACTIVE WEATHER IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. LOOK AT THIS. A FUNNEL CLOUD SPOTTED IN THE TURLOCK AREA AND STANISLAUS COUNTY AT AROUND 230. AND ...