Severe weather research focuses on integrating information from surface and remote weather sensors into numerical weather prediction models for improved understanding of atmospheric processes.
Radar images are valuable weather forecasting tools used to detect severe weather.
The pink region marked with an arrow on the image below shows the radial velocity of precipitation moving away from the radar. The blue region marked with an arrow on the same image shows the radial velocity of precipitation moving toward the radar. The radar reflectivity on this image indicates heavy precipitation. A higher reflectivity value corresponds to heavier precipitation.