Buchanan said that the radar site was beta tested for 90 days and that public comments were incorporated before Friday’s launch. “It’s part of an internal strategy I’ve laid out.”But this transition has yet to begin for the Weather Service’s radar products, which Jacobs said are relying on 2005 technology. For years, Judith McGuire, a casual weather enthusiast in Chevy Chase, Md., had relied on the Weather Service’s radar loop of the Northeast to see the movement of precipitation. In an email, she described the Weather Service as her trusted source for weather information. “I am overwhelmed with both unknown terms and confusing options.”The Weather Service, part of the Commerce Department, says it takes such takes such criticism seriously.

Source: Washington Post December 21, 2020 20:22 UTC