Lake-effect Snow and Whiteout Conditions in the Great Lakes Region; Below-average Temperatures in the East

Heavy lake-effect and lake-enhanced snow will persist downwind of the Great Lakes and produce some whiteout conditions that could cause difficult travel conditions. A coastal low will produce moderate to heavy snow over parts of southern and eastern New England into the afternoon. Below average temperatures are expected across the eastern U.S., particularly with chilly morning temperatures. Read More >

During the middle of September 2001, the weather radar at NWS Spokane got a new paint job. The pictures below show the daring feats that the painters undertook in order to complete the job. The actual radar dish is inside this large white ball (known as a radome). The radome is designed to protect the radar from the weather elements. As you can see from the pictures, it looks a bit like a soccer ball. When it was initially assembled back in February 1996, the radome was shipped in the pieces you can see, and then assembled on the ground before a crane lifted it into place. The radome has a hatch door at the very top. This allows the maintainence crews to climb onto the top of the radome, and then hang from support ropes while painting.

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Lake-effect Snow and Whiteout Conditions in the Great Lakes Region; Below-average Temperatures in the East

New Paint for the Radar - September 2001