WSFA Chief Meteorologist Josh Johnson was among a panel of lawmakers and EMA and weather officials who met Friday to discuss the radar gap in west Alabama.
HALE COUNTY, Ala. - A lack of technology in Alabama’s Black Belt doesn’t give meteorologists the information they need in severe weather situations, but the issue is being addressed.
WSFA’s own Chief Meteorologist Josh Johnson was among a panel of lawmakers and EMA and weather officials who met in Hale County to discuss the radar gap in west Alabama.Josh says there’s a lot that goes into getting a new radar in place. “It’s very expensive. There’s all sorts of environmental studies that have to be done. How does putting a radar there effect the environment, how does the radar beam that goes out, how does that effect television broadcast, wireless signals, and things like that,” he said. “So you’re dealing with congressional appropriations, you’re dealing with obviously a very kind of polarized, divided environment right now so that doesn’t help.
There is some debate about whether a new radar would lead to a statistical improvement in tornado warnings, but there is no debate a new radar would help meteorologists better communicate vital information for those in the path of storms.
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