Weather Radar Fundamentals

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Drag-and-Drop the feature labels over the area in which they are likely occurring, then click Done.

Eyewall
Spiral Rainbands
Spiral Rainbands
Eye

Radar reflectivity image showing hurricane Charley making landfall in 2004. The clear area in the center of the storm is labeled as the eye. The ring of intense precipitation just surrounding the eye is labeled as the eyewall. The bands of moderate to intense precipitation that spiral outward are labeled as spiral rainbands.

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