First Alert Doppler "Saving Lives" - Part 4 of 4

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Uploaded by on Sep 21, 2009

WLEX-TV Chief Meteorologist Bill Meck tells the story of how his MaxTrack Live Doppler allowed him to alert the people of Lexington, Kentucky of a damaging tornado, live, in real time. The other stations in town, who rely on the National Weather Service radars, never even broke into programming. KOAA-TV, News First 5. Produced, edited, and aired in August 2008.

To see live radar right now: www.NewsFirst5.com/First-Alert-Doppler/

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  • WTVG 13 here in Toledo has the same radar and the increased sensitivity they talk about is only effective at close range to the radar. farther out the sesitivity decreases due to the fact they only have 350,000 watts. The beam may cover the entire state but the data is much less accurate farther out from the beam as it travels higher in the sky. If you buy into the hype they would have you think NEXRAD is rendered obsolete.....not true.

  • Bill Meck is a cheap propogandist and self-righteous hack.

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