>> GROUND TRUTH INFORMATION IS AN INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT SOURCE OF INFORMATION FOR US. >> COCORAHS STANDS FOR COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVE RAIN, HAIL, AND SNOW NETWORK. AND ANDY BOXELL SAYS THIS VOLUNTEER ...

KENTUCKY (WKYT) - Kentucky rain gauges were put to good use Tuesday, but one viewer had a question about how meteorologists can be so precise with their measurements. For today’s Good Question, Karl ...

To ensure accurate precipitation measurements, the NWS has established guidelines for measuring and reporting snow and sleet totals and converting them into liquid equivalents. Measuring precipitation ...

FARGO — Rain gauges come in all different shapes and sizes, but the StormTRACKER rain gauge has four parts: a funnel, a measuring tube, a 4-inch diameter overflow tube and this mounting bracket. Where ...

NASA’s SEaRCH project uses smartphone reports from volunteers to track hail size and storm patterns, combining community observations with satellite data to improve precipitation research.

Freezing rain is arguably the most dreaded type of winter weather to experience, but storm reports during these events are invaluable. Ice forms from freezing rain, when raindrops fall through a layer ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WHEC) — What’s the old saying? When it rains it pours. Over the last couple of days, we didn’t have much in the way of rainfall but look at the difference. Sunday the National Weather ...