...Radar & Warning Polygons in GIS Format...


Did you know you can view NWS radar and warning polygons in Geographic Information System (GIS) viewers. Overlaying radar and warnings over geographic features allows you to easily view where storms and warnings relative to your location.

For radar and warning polygons in KML format go to http://www.srh.noaa.gov/ridge/kmzgenerator.php

Check out the list of available GIS viewers



Where can you find additional National Weather Service GIS related data and products?

NWS GIS data source listing:  http://www.weather.gov/gis/

Snow:  http://www.nohrsc.noaa.gov/

Precipitation:  http://www.srh.noaa.gov/rfcshare/precip_analysis_new.php

Radar & Warnings:  http://radar.weather.gov/GIS.html

Radar & Warnings in KML:  http://www.srh.noaa.gov/ridge/kmzgenerator.php

Climate:  http://gis.ncdc.noaa.gov/aimstools/gis.jsp

Cimate: http://gis.ncdc.noaa.gov/website/ims-climatls/index.html


For a listing of GIS applicatins click here:

For a description of GIS formats click here:



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