1050 | |
The track of Hurricane Donna as tracked by radar - Photo #11 of sequence Not the first hurricane seen on radar, this was the best tracked at time |
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The track of Hurricane Donna as tracked by radar - Photo #12 of sequence Not the first hurricane seen on radar, this was the best tracked at time |
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The track of Hurricane Donna as tracked by radar - Photo #13 of sequence Not the first hurricane seen on radar, this was the best tracked at time |
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The track of Hurricane Donna as tracked by radar - Photo #14 of sequence Not the first hurricane seen on radar, this was the best tracked at time |
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Aircraft APS-45 radar image of Hurricane Donna. Aircraft located at + mark on photograph near the NE eyewall of the hurricane. |
Western Atlantic near Grand Turk Island 1960, September 6, 2215 |
1055 | |
Radar image of Hurricane Donna on its closest approach to Miami illustrating all the features of a classic hurricane. |
Near Miami, Florida 1960, September 10 |
1056 | |
Image of PPI scope of SPS-6 radar on the USS MIDWAY showing rare January hurricane northeast of British Virgin Islands. This was hurricane Alice. Monthly Weather Review, August 1962, p. 364. |
Northeast of British Virgin Islands 1955, January 1 |
1057 | |
Hurricane Abby approaching the coast of British Honduras. Note the complete eyewall cloud. |
Near British Honduras (Belize) July 15, 1960 |
1058 | |
A non-tornadic spiral shaped radar echo is apparent in the lower left quadrant of the scope image. Observed on AFB CPS-9 PPI scope. The spiral echo is about 90 miles southwest of radar location. The set was on long pulse (5 microsecond) and the antenna was elevated 1 degree. |
Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama 1959, July 1, 1501 CST |
1059 | |
Photo # 1 Meriden, Kansas, tornado as seen on Topeka Weather Bureau WSR-3 radar. Topeka Weather Bureau WSR-3 radar. The classic hook patterns as seen on radar were indicative of a tornado. However, absence of a hook did not preclude presence of a tornado. This tornado destroyed Meriden, Kansas. Monthly Weather Review, June 1962, p. 236. |
Topeka, Kansas, radar observations 1960, May 19 1728-1840 CST |
1060 | |
Photo # 2 Meriden, Kansas, tornado as seen on Topeka Weather Bureau WSR-3 radar. This tornado passed to the north of the Topeka Weather Bureau radar installation. The tornado destroyed Meriden. Monthly Weather Review, June 1962, p. 237. |
Topeka, Kansas, radar observations 1960, May 19 1842-1907 CST |
1061 | |
A view of the hook echo associated with the Meriden, Kansas, tornado. Observed by the Topeka Weather Bureau WSR-3 radar. Monthly Weather Review, June 1962, p. 236. |
Topeka, Kansas, radar observations 1960, May 19 1831 CST |
1062 | |
A view of the hook echo associated with the Meriden, Kansas, tornado. Observed by the Topeka Weather Bureau WSR-3 radar. Monthly Weather Review, June 1962, p. 236. |
Topeka, Kansas, radar observations 1960, May 19 1836 CST |
1063 | |
A view of the hook echo associated with the Meriden, Kansas, tornado. Observed by the Topeka Weather Bureau WSR-3 radar. Monthly Weather Review, June 1962, p. 237. |
Topeka, Kansas, radar observations 1960, May 19 1844 CST |
1064 | |
Hurricane Carla as seen by WSR-57 radar at Galveston, Texas. Arrow designates location of tornado which occurred near Kaplan, Louisiana. Monthly Weather Review, December 1962, p. 515. |
Western Gulf of Mexico, Galveston, Texas, radar. 1961, September 10, 1450 CST |
1065 | |
The Weather Bureau's first experimental Doppler Radar unit. This radar was a 3-cm continuous wave Doppler unit obtained from the Navy and modified for meteorological purposes. |
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Photograph of the "off-set" PPI radar scope at Orlando, Florida. This was the third time that a hurricane had passed sufficiently close to a radar site to have its structure revealed. In: "Weatherwise," Volume 1, No. 4, August 1948, p. 79. |
135 miles SE of Orlando, Florida 1946 September 16 0220 |
1067 | |
Photograph of the radar scope at Orlando, Florida. Squall line in advance of hurricane that was centered 230 miles southeast of Orlando. In: "Weatherwise," Volume 1, No. 4, August 1948, p. 79. |
230 miles SE of Orlando, Florida 1946 September 15 1630 EWT |
1068 | |
Classic appearing tornado hook echo on bottom of thunderstorm in lower left quadrant of scope. Apparently a storm in eastern Colorado or southwest Nebraska as Storm Data shows tornadoes only in that area on given date. |
Eastern Colorado? 1983 June 12 1320 |
1069 | |
Squally weather passing by the Wichita radar installation. Extending from just south of Topeka to Oklahoma City. No violent weather reported with this squall line. |
Wichita, Kansas 1985 May 07 2222 CDT |
1070 | |
Structure of a typhoon captured by a Navy ship's radar. This storm was the second tropical storm to ever be observed on radar. In: Hurricane Detection by Radar and Other Means", Vaughn D. Rockney, Tropical Cyclone Symposium, Brisbane , December 1956. |
East of Philippine Islands 1944 December 18 |
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Exterior view of radio set SCR-584, a mobile radar unit. In: "AAF Manual 105-101-2 Radar Storm Detection," by Headquarters, Army Air Forces, August 1945. Library Call Number M15:621.384 U58r. |
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Operating console of Radio Set SCR-584, a mobile radar unit. In: "AAF Manual 105-101-2 Radar Storm Detection," by Headquarters, Army Air Forces, August 1945. Library Call Number M15:621.384 U58r. |
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Artist's conception of radar beam pattern of Radio Set SCR-584, a mobile radar unit. In: "AAF Manual 105-101-2 Radar Storm Detection," by Headquarters, Army Air Forces, August 1945. Library Call Number M15:621.384 U58r. |
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Echoes from frontal thunderstorms observed from a Radio Set SCR-584 mobile radar unit located at Spring Lake, New Jersey. In: "AAF Manual 105-101-2 Radar Storm Detection," by Headquarters, Army Air Forces, August 1945. Library Call Number M15:621.384 U58r. |
Spring Lake, New Jersey 1944 July 16 |
1075 | |
Forest fire occurring at location of triangle west of Barnegat City. The large echo to the east of Barnegat City was a large cumulonimbus cloud. In: "AAF Manual 105-101-2 Radar Storm Detection," by Headquarters, Army Air Forces, August 1945. Library Call Number M15:621.384 U58r. |
New Jersey 1944 July 25 |
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Violent thunderstorm activity and heavy rain to the southwest of Spring Lake preceded a frontal passage In: "AAF Manual 105-101-2 Radar Storm Detection," by Headquarters, Army Air Forces, August 1945. Library Call Number M15:621.384 U58r. |
New Jersey 1944 July 27 |
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An artist's rendition of an MEW (Microwave Early Warning system) and Height Finder. The MEW antenna assembly is in the foreground while a British Type 13 Height Finder is in the background. In: "AAF Manual 105-101-2 Radar Storm Detection," by Headquarters, Army Air Forces, August 1945. Library Call Number M15:621.384 U58r. |
1944 |
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A comparison of fixed echoes at the MEW site and precipitation echoes detected to a range of 150 miles. In: "AAF Manual 105-101-2 Radar Storm Detection," by Headquarters, Army Air Forces, August 1945. Library Call Number M15:621.384 U58r. |
1944 |
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Operational layout of an SCR-615B fixed radar unit. In: "AAF Manual 105-101-2 Radar Storm Detection," by Headquarters, Army Air In: "AAF Manual 105-101-2 Radar Storm Detection," by Headquarters, Army Air Forces, August 1945. Library Call Number M15:621.384 U58r. |
1944 |
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Operator's console of SCR-615B fixed radar unit. In: "AAF Manual 105-101-2 Radar Storm Detection," by Headquarters, Army Air Forces, August 1945. Library Call Number M15:621.384 U58r. |
1944 |
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Mobile radar set AN/TPL-1 which was designed for searchlight control. Although only having a range of 60,000 yards, it could still give warning of approaching storms and also be used to track upper wind observation instrument packages. In: "AAF Manual 105-101-2 Radar Storm Detection," by Headquarters, Army Air Forces, August 1945. Library Call Number M15:621.384 U58r. |
1944 |
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Radome and shelter for SCR-717B radar unit on top of weather station. The wind vane, anenometer, and theodolite mount can also be seen in this photograph. In: "AAF Manual 105-101-2 Radar Storm Detection," by Headquarters, Army Air Forces, August 1945. Library Call Number M15:621.384 U58r. |
1944 |
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Control and indicators of SCR-717B radar unit as installed at a weather station. In: "AAF Manual 105-101-2 Radar Storm Detection," by Headquarters, Army Air Forces, August 1945. Library Call Number M15:621.384 U58r. |
1944 |
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Approach of a cold front as observed on an X-Band radar set at Boston in July, 1943. This is perhaps the oldest preserved image of meteorological phenomena as observed by radar. In: "AAF Manual 105-101-2 Radar Storm Detection," by Headquarters, Army Air Forces, August 1945. Library Call Number M15:621.384 U58r. |
Boston, Massachusetts 1943 July 22 |
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A time series of the passage of a typhoon relative to a United States naval vessel in late 1944. In: "AAF Manual 105-101-2 Radar Storm Detection," by Headquarters, Army Air Forces, August 1945. Library Call Number M15:621.384 U58r. |
East of Philippine Islands 1944 December 18 |
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Launching a radiosonde. The man sitting down is tracking the dircection of the balloon with an SCR-658 radio direction finder. In: Flora, Snowden D., 1956. "Hailstorms of the United States. P. 10. |
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1087 | |
Scale model of new radiotheodolites meant to replace the SCR-658 bed-spring type for tracking balloon carried radiosondes. |
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Christmas issue of Weather Bureau Topics with Santa Claus streaking across a weather radar. Cover of "Weather Bureau Topics", Vol. 17, No. 12, December 1958. |
North Pole 1958 December |
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Christmas issue of Weather Bureau Topics with Santa Claus streaking across a weather radar. Cover of "Weather Bureau Topics", Vol. 17, No. 12, December 1958. |
North Pole 1958 December |
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Hurricane Helene as observed by the Weather Bureau radar at Cape Hatteras. At the time of observation the storm was southwest of Cape Hatteras in the vicinity of Cape Fear. |
Cape Hatteras, North Carolina 1958 September 27 |
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Antenna for new WSR-57 weather radars, the first of which was to be installed in Miami. In: Weather Bureau Topics, February 1958, p. 27. |
1958 February |
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Weather Bureau electronics specialist Thomas D. Whitely working with a new WSR-57 weather radar antenna. |
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Weather Bureau electronics specialist Thomas D. Whitely working with a new WSR-57 weather radar antenna. |
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Radar image showing "bow echo" as squall line approaches Grand Rapids. |
Grand Rapids, Minnesota 2003 July 2 21:58 UTC |
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A weak squall line bisecting Georgia from east to west. |
Georgia 2003 June 01 0314 UTC |
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A stormy night in Indiana, Kentucky,and Tennessee. |
Indiana, Kentucky, and Tennessee 2003 July 09 2219 UTC |
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A strong squall line with associated gust front (blue reflection) south of strong red and yellow reflections) in northwest Kansas. |
Colorado, Nebraska, Kansas 2003 June 12 0236 UTC |
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A good evening not to be sailing south of Cape Hatteras. Squall line with numerous associated bow echoes. |
Offshore, North Carolina 2003 June 01 0318 UTC |
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A narrow squall line nearly bisecting Pennsylvania from north to south. |
Pennsylvania 2003 June 09 0231 UTC |