Amarillo Radar Runs Hot, Mid-Atlantic Too
A couple of side notes this morning; first, I didn't do a comprehensive video review of Sunday's high temperatures because they weren't as impressive as those on Saturday. The MesoWest app showed 102 at Franklin but not South Hill in Virginia, and even the crazy Woodbridge station was one degree lower than the day before at 107.
Photo Gallery user robeezgirl sent in this pic from Virginia Beach as proof that temps there were extreme on Friday...
Despite the name on the thermometer, I have to assume this instrument was not reading correctly, as other stations in Virginia Beach were under 100 during this time period. However, there are only three stations in the Virginia Beach area, so we can't be sure.
In other news, the NWS's radar at Amarillo, Texas (PREMIUM | PRO) continues to report precipitation readings at 10-20 dBZ above reality, causing the Texas and Oklahoma radars on AccuWeather.com to "run hot." Please keep this issue in mind when using our radar imagery.
A message was issued by the NWS Thursday acknowledging the problem (see samples from then), and maintenance continues this morning. NEXRAD Radars are complicated beasts, however, so we're unsure when it will be fixed.
This type of radar problem is easier than you might think for you, the end-user, to identify... take a look at the radar image above and you can tell that something is just not right... the light rain is starting at dark green, when it should be going through gradations of green before you get to yellow and red. The maximum reading (82 dBZ) is off the scale of the key, which ends at 80. And finally, the area of intense, purple heavy rain is way too large.
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