ROMEOVILLE, Ill. (WGN) — We see weather radar images every day on our phones, tablets and television screens, but few of us know where those colorful images come from. Former WGN Chief Meteorologist ...

Outside every National Weather Service (NWS) office around the U.S. stands what looks like an enormous white soccer ball, perched atop metal scaffolding several stories high. These somewhat plain ...

MOLINE, Ill. — Doppler radar technology has been around since the late 1800s, with its first widespread use during World War II to help detect enemy aircraft. Since the late 1940s, this same ...

Doppler radar stands as the most important modern invention in meteorology, fundamentally transforming how we predict, prepare for, and track severe weather events. Since installations began across ...

PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. — Editors note: This story is part of 13WMAZ's Weather Impact Hurricane Season special, highlighting the impact of hurricanes and how to be prepared. You can watch that special on ...

Former WGN Chief Meteorologist Tom Skilling climbed a 100-foot tower at the National Weather Service office in Romeoville to get an up-close look at the Mammoth, a 28-foot Doppler antenna that scans ...