The crest of this mountain is 2,148 feet above sea level. At this elevation, the radar can detect storms up to 300 miles away. This feature allows our viewers to see severe storms and lightning strikes as they approach schools, parks, hospitals and other points of interest in all the communities across northeastern and central Pennsylvania. The radar's computer receives information from a network of antennas that are designed to detect the energy emitted by cloud to ground lightning. The instant a strike occurs, a calculation is made of when and where it hit and within seconds the information appears on the radar screen and on television screens at home.
Severe thunderstorms contain frequent cloud to ground lightning.
One feature of Stormtracker 16's Doppler Radar will tell you. Not only can Doppler Radar pinpoint where severe storms are occurring, Newswatch 16 Meteorologists can now program the radar to show the future path of any storm. The radar's computer knows exactly where every city, town and village in the area is located. By knowing which way and how fast a storm is moving, the radar can instantly compute which towns lie in the path of the storm. With Street-Level Doppler Radar, we can show individual streets, and landmarks in your hometown.