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  1. So here we are, the new vs. the old. Just withing the last hour. The "old" is the radar thumbnail for the local NWS office in Little Rock. The "new" is what I see after my dog suddenly begins to behave strangely before any indication of a weather event. What I'm trying to understand are the limits of my weather education that make this a problem for me. My dog is actually a better predictor of approaching thunderstorms, with high winds and hail, than the new radar. I think this could be a a matter of aesthetics and communications medium, but it is far more than "old people are resistant to change." After all, younger people with zero frame of reference lack the data to make such a statement. It's quite possible that the contrast between the two displays of radar results are highly informative for some, but highly misleading to others. Help me fix my ignorance.
  2. I honestly just want someone to tell me how to make the new product load promptly and efficiently on a fully modern and updated computer system with reliable high speed internet access, in a way that closely resembles the same darn thing I can see on my local TV radar. That's what I enjoyed for decades with the flash version. I almost took a screen shot of the local weather radar on TV tonight to show the difference, but normal human beings know exactly what I'm talking about. As I speak, a severe thunderstorm is rolling up our state's tornado ally, within 30 miles of my home, and honest to god, my storm dog and my local NWS forecast discussion are providing far more information than the new radar. Aside from the contrast, i suspect that there is some sort of user interest overload going on, which means the radar seems to function poorly when lots of people try to access it. Please, if I am doing it wrong, just tell me.
  3. Having had a brush with an F4 in the the third grade, I've spent the last 40 plus years as an "amateur meteorologist" for family and friends with regard to extreme weather events. It's been amazing over the years having a weather radar that demonstrated vibrant greens and reds reflecting rotation and precipitation, in addition to geometric shapes that reflected different types of active warnings. Overlaid on a map with interstates, rivers, and highways, I could comfortably sit in my home while feeding a baby in a high chair as a major tornado moved 10 or 15 miles to the south. The flash issue aside, I strongly suspect this new radar was designed by somebody who enjoys checking the weather on a screen that is just a few inches in width and diameter. In my opinion, that should be a last resort when out and about or after the power goes out. Unless they can provide explicit instructions on how to make the new product more like the flash product, people are going to die. I would welcome a tutorial that made that happen, and I don't mean the nonsense contained under FAQ.
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