Dan Robinson
I had an unusual issue with WxWorx in Missouri on Monday. The radar images were 20 to 40 minutes old. The timestamps were current but the reflectivity images were not.
This really threw me off as the storm was *way* ahead of where radar showed it to be. East of Rolla on I-44, GPS showed that I should have been 30 miles ahead of the first signs of rain, yet I was in the middle of a core with hail and heavy precip - with lighter skies *behind* me rather than ahead of me.
I am used to a 5 to 10 minute delay with radar, which is an acceptable norm that can easily be adjusted for on a chase. I was wondering if anyone else had this problem on Monday. It is the first time I've had it happen with WxWorx.
This really threw me off as the storm was *way* ahead of where radar showed it to be. East of Rolla on I-44, GPS showed that I should have been 30 miles ahead of the first signs of rain, yet I was in the middle of a core with hail and heavy precip - with lighter skies *behind* me rather than ahead of me.
I am used to a 5 to 10 minute delay with radar, which is an acceptable norm that can easily be adjusted for on a chase. I was wondering if anyone else had this problem on Monday. It is the first time I've had it happen with WxWorx.