Hurricane Helene temporarily knocked out severe weather radars in Jacksonville, NWS had to go to backup

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Hurricane Helene temporarily knocked out severe weather radars in Jacksonville, NWS had to go to backup
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Hurricane Helene knocked out power to 4.5 million Americans across the lower South Eastern U.S., leaving the National Weather Service stranded.

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The situation could have been a disaster if the National Weather Service had not had another source to turn to.has lost power, and so KJAX & KVAX radars and weather radios are down. NWS New Orleans has assumed backup for us. Please take shelter overnight as Helene makes landfall and heed all warnings. You can use KTLH as an alternate radar.”“We have improved our radar network by eliminating obsolete items while investing in new technology,” said Terry Clark, Radar Operations Center Director.

There are two types of weather Radars: a basic system that calculates the distance of precipitation, such as rain, snow, hail, and its intensity, and an advanced system that helps provide timely and essential data for forecasting and alerting regarding the potential of severe weather conditions.

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