Take a different look at storm structures! The volumetric radar viewer lets you explore a radar scan in 3D and use vertical cross-sections to examine how radar returns change with height. Available to Alpha subscribers in the app!

Winter weather terminology matters! ❄️ Advisory, Watch, and Warning each represent different levels of expected impact. Knowing the difference helps you stay prepared and respond appropriately.

Don't wait for a tornado warning to figure out where to go. Identify a small, interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building, away from windows. Take a few minutes today to make sure everyone in your household knows the plan.

Where do North America's low-pressure systems get their start? This graphic highlights favored regions for mid-latitude cyclone development. The formation or strengthening of a low pressure system is called cyclogenesis.

It will soon be lake effect snow season, but how does lake effect snow form? ❄️ Cold air moving over relatively warm, open lake water picks up heat and moisture. Rising air helps clouds develop, which can produce narrow bands of heavy snow downwind of the lake.

Weather radar picks up more than just rain! 🦇 On June 5, 2024, radar captured bats emerging near Brackettville, Texas, shortly before an outflow boundary from nearby thunderstorms moved through. Watch the bats appear on radar as the boundary approaches!

Are you familiar with the difference between a Tornado WATCH and a Tornado WARNING? As we head into the second severe weather season, it is important to know the difference so you know what to do when a warning is issued.

Severe weather isn't just for spring! Fall's stronger storm systems can combine with warm, moist air to fuel severe thunderstorms. Damaging winds, large hail, and tornadoes are all possible during second severe season.

Ever spotted bright, rainbow-like patches of light on either side of the Sun? Those are called sundogs! ☀️ Sundogs form when sunlight is refracted through ice crystals in high-altitude clouds, creating bright spots approximately 22° to the left or right of the Sun.

Shelf cloud or wall cloud? While these thunderstorm features may look similar, they form in different parts of a storm. Shelf clouds are associated with outflow and strong winds, while wall clouds form beneath an updraft and may indicate tornado potential when rotating.