Last night, we had strong storms that brought torrential rains to the Denver area, and I was able to tell from several of the radar products provided by RadarScope that my neighborhood was going to be spared from the flash flooding that occurred elsewhere. During a series of storms last weekend, I was able to see the classic "hook echo" of two tornadoes that touched down in other parts of the Colorado Front Range. The initial display shows the popular "SuperRes Reflectivity" Doppler Radar product, which can be extremely useful in determining where severe weather is likely to occur. You then select local NEXRAD sites in my state, there are two that cover the region in which I live (KFTG, KPUX) as well as a TDWR site at Denver International Airport.
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When launched for the first time, the app displays a full US map one can either tap on the familiar Location Services button in the lower-left corner of the display, or manually tap and drag to center the display on your locale. RadarScope provides a list of weather alerts for the entire US in a notification bubble on the screen I wish that there was a setting for limiting that to just a state or region. The app has been getting a workout over the past week, since the state has seen tornadoes, severe thunderstorms and flash floods in just a handful of days! The information that is viewable on-screen on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch include reflectivity, velocity, dual-polarization and other products from the Next-Generation Radar (NEXRAD) or TDWR (Terminal Doppler Weather Radar) sites in the US, Guam and Puerto Rico. You can disable notifications at any time in your settings menu.
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