The 3News weather team relies on a suite of radar analysis tools to monitor evolving storm systems. Here's what they all do.

Both tornadic and straight-line winds can be very damaging, but meteorologists can identify the type of storm both from radar ...

A tall, imposing plume of agricultural sediment blew from central Illinois and over dry farmland to envelop Chicago, dropping ...

The most powerful eruption of 2025 so far was observed last week, and caused a 10-minute period of 'degraded communications' for high-frequency radio systems in the Middle East.

A tornado is a violently rotating column of air ... identified by a forecaster on radar or by a trained spotter/law enforcement who is watching the storm. A tornado watch indicates conditions ...

The Storm Prediction Center said there's ... A tornado warning, for example, is issued when rotation has been spotted via radar or a weather spotter. 🚨 Indiana Weather Alerts: Warnings ...

This is one of the most important things to know during ... the ground after the storm to assess the damage. Here’s what you want to listen for during a weather event: Radar indicated ...

The weather alerts, combined with radar footage, like the one shown below, can help residents get an idea of the location of the impending storm. Flash flooding usually begins within six hours ...

Doppler radar is an important ... one portion of the storm. This is especially important during severe storms. This will allow meteorologists to see where low-level rotation is occurring, helping ...

A weather alert was issued by the NWS Raleigh NC on Monday at 4:52 p.m. for strong thunderstorms until 5:15 p.m. for ...

After every storm, we often hear that the National Weather Service rates storm damage, but what does that mean?

The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for Houston, the Brazos Valley and the Interstate 10 corridor until 4 p.m. Tuesday.