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intense rain; and purple and white echoes are likely severe storms.
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Super-Resolution, delayed 4-10 minutes due to
nature of data transmission
Romeoville/Chicago:
Bref1, (Loop),
Zoom,
(Loop)
Davenport/Quad Cities,
IA: Bref1, (Loop),
Zoom,
(Loop)
Milwaukee/Sullivan,
WI: Bref1, (Loop),
Zoom,
(Loop)
Lincoln/Central IL:
Bref1, (Loop),
Zoom,
(Loop)
Super-resolution with polygon warnings displayed: Base Reflectivity,Loop
(red=severe thunderstorm warning, purple=tornado warning, green=flash
flood warning)
Standard Resolution
- Romeoville/Chicago: Bref1, (Loop),
Zoom,
(Loop),
Radial Velocity, Tilt 1,
(Loop),
Storm Relative Velocity, Tilt 1
(Loop),
Zoom,
(Loop),
Storm Relative Velocity, Tilt 2,
(Loop),
Storm Relative Velocity, Tilt 3,
(Loop),
Storm Relative Velocity, Tilt 4,
(Loop),
Spectrum Width,
(Loop),
Storm Cloud Tops (in 10,000 ft. intervals),
(Loop),
Vertically Integrated Liquid (VIL),
(Loop),
VAD Wind Profile,
(Loop),
1 Hour Rainfall
(Loop),
Storm Total
(Loop)
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Davenport, IA: Bref1,
(Loop),
Zoom,
(Loop),
Radial Velocity, Tilt 1,
(Loop),
Storm Relative Velocity, Tilt 1
(Loop),
Storm Relative Velocity, Tilt 2,
(Loop),
Storm Relative Velocity, Tilt 3,
(Loop),
Storm Relative Velocity, Tilt 4,
(Loop),
Spectrum Width,
(Loop),
Storm Cloud Tops (in 10,000 ft. intervals),
(Loop),
Vertically Integrated Liquid (VIL),
(Loop),
VAD Wind Profile,
(Loop),
1 Hour Rainfall
(Loop),
Storm Total
(Loop)
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Lincoln, IL: Bref1,
(Loop),
Radial Velocity, Tilt 1,
(Loop),
Storm Relative Velocity, Tilt 1
(Loop),
Storm Relative Velocity, Tilt 2,
(Loop),
Storm Relative Velocity, Tilt 3,
(Loop),
Storm Relative Velocity, Tilt 4,
(Loop),
Spectrum Width,
(Loop),
Storm Cloud Tops (in 10,000 ft. intervals),
(Loop),
Vertically Integrated Liquid (VIL),
(Loop),
VAD Wind Profile,
(Loop),
1 Hour Rainfall
(Loop),
Storm Total
(Loop)
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Sullivan/Milwaukee: Bref1,
(Loop),
Zoom,
(Loop),
Radial Velocity, Tilt 1,
(Loop),
Storm Relative Velocity, Tilt 1
(Loop),
Storm Relative Velocity, Tilt 2,
(Loop),
Storm Relative Velocity, Tilt 3,
(Loop),
Storm Relative Velocity, Tilt 4,
(Loop),
Spectrum Width,
(Loop),
(Loop),
Storm Cloud Tops (in 10,000 ft. intervals),
(Loop),
Vertically Integrated Liquid (VIL),
(Loop),
VAD Wind Profile,
(Loop),
1 Hour Rainfall
(Loop),
Storm Total
(Loop)
FAA Terminal Doppler Weather Radar (TDWR) imagery:
-
O'Hare: Bref1 200 mile scan,
(Loop),
Zoom,
(Loop),
Bref1, 48 mile scan,
(Loop),
Velocity, Tilt 1
(Loop)
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Midway: Bref1 200 mile scan,
(Loop),
Zoom,
(Loop),
Bref1, 48 mile scan,
(Loop),
Velocity, Tilt 1
(Loop)
-
Milwaukee: Bref1 200 mile scan,
(Loop),
Zoom,
(Loop)
NIU 1 KM Resolution Mosaic Images and Animations, Updated Every 5 Minutes!
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Chicago-West(Loop),
DeKalb close-up(Loop),
Northern IL(Loop),
Northern IL 24 Hour Loop,
Eastern IA/Northwest IL(Loop),
Southern Wisconsin(Loop),
Northern IN/Southern MI(Loop),
Champaign, IL(Loop),
Tampa Bay, FL(Loop)
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Midwest(Loop),
Midwest 24 Hour Loop,
U.S.(Loop),
U.S. 24 Hour Loop,
Northern Plains(Loop),
Southern Plains(Loop),
Northeast(Loop),
Mid-Atlantic(Loop),
Southeast(Loop),
Rockies(Loop),
Northwest(Loop),
Southwest(Loop)
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Alabama(Loop),
Arkansas(Loop),
Arizona(Loop),
California(Loop),
Colorado(Loop),
Connecticut(Loop),
Delaware(Loop),
Florida(Loop),
Georgia(Loop),
Idaho(Loop),
Illinois(Loop),
Indiana(Loop),
Iowa(Loop),
Kansas(Loop),
Kentucky(Loop),
Louisiana(Loop),
Maine(Loop),
Maryland(Loop),
Massachusetts(Loop),
Michigan(Loop),
Minnesota(Loop),
Mississippi(Loop),
Missouri(Loop),
Montana(Loop),
Nebraska(Loop),
Nevada(Loop),
New Hampshire(Loop),
New Jersey(Loop),
New Mexico(Loop),
New York(Loop),
North Carolina(Loop),
North Dakota(Loop),
Ohio(Loop),
Oklahoma(Loop),
Oregon(Loop),
Pennsylvania(Loop),
Rhode Island(Loop),
South Carolina(Loop),
South Dakota(Loop),
Tennessee(Loop),
Texas(Loop),
Texas-Central(Loop),
Texas-North(Loop),
Texas-Panhandle(Loop),
Utah(Loop),
Vermont(Loop),
Virginia(Loop),
Washington(Loop),
West Virginia(Loop),
Wisconsin(Loop),
Wyoming(Loop)
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Northern Illinois,
(Loop),
Illinois,
(Loop),
Midwest,
(Loop),
Entire U.S.,
(Loop)
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Base Reflectivity: Tilt 1,
Tilt 2,
Tilt 3,
Tilt 4;
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- Base Velocity: Tilt 1,
Tilt 2,
Tilt 3,
Tilt 4;
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- Storm Relative Velocity: Tilt 1,
Tilt 2;
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- 1 Hour Storm Total Precipitation (STP),
Running Total Since Rain Event Began;
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- Storm Top Height,
Vertically Integrated Liquid,
VAD Wind Profile
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