The risk comes as NOAA Weather Radios across central Alabama will be offline due to a long-planned software upgrade.

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A tornado tore through a Wal-Mart and a neighboring sports outlet in Troy, Alabama, flipping trucks and tractor-trailers in the parking lot and injuring at least six people late Thursday.

First Alert Weather indicated the tornado---perhaps more than two miles wide---passed east of Troy then continued toward the northeast to Bullock County. Viewers reported damage to some structures.

The Doppler radar that serves north Alabama is going to be out of commission for a while. But it’s for a good reason. The National Weather Service in Huntsville said the radar, known as the KHTX ...

More information: Michael J. Benson et al, Weather radar utility in hazard detection and response, Journal of Emergency Management (2024). DOI: 10.5055/jem.0868 ...