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2 January 2013
Ring Around The Radar
In my last post I mentioned that the general public usually does not understand the weather radar images they see (on TV or online), and I saw a perfect example today. This is the Dover NEXRAD image at 2:12 PM EST today using the RadarScope app. This app is a favorite among meteorologists, but hopefully you are already wondering about something. What is causing this ring of rain around the radar?? The answer …