Thanks for being a volunteer to help us help you. Roger Williams, Meteorologist in Charge Progress in use of Doppler Radar The WSR-88D, located on top of Mt. Ashland, has provided Medford forecasters with increased resolution of storms over the past two years, since the radar was commissioned. Forecasters have been able to see winter storms and summertime thunderstorms with greater detail. The radar enables forecasters to see inside a storm, revealing possible rotation or hail which could produce severe weather. As always, spotter reports are critical.
Ground truth reports help forecasters confirm what they are looking at on the radar screen.
Thanks for your assistance. Rob Cramp, Radar Focal Point ROSA observer system installed Last August, Cooperative Program Manager, Dennis Hess, installed the ROSA phone system at 24 cooperative observation sites in Medford's county warning area. Sixteen were installed in our seven Oregon counties, and eight in our two California counties. This system enables us to obtain daily data from this network of sites on a real time basis. Winter storms are a thing of the past for this season at least.