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 ...

DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) - Rainfall is the most standard form of precipitation. We experience rain all year round in our tropical environment. We also experience our fair share of extreme rainfall when ...

Diamond Dickson was born in Houston, TX and comes from our sister station in Bryan/Waco/College Station where she served as a morning anchor, MMJ and producer. She joins KRIS 6 as a Meteorologist. On ...

Today's story comes from a long-time viewer. He set up two rain gauges side-by-side but measured a different amount of rain in each. He wanted to know which one is accurate and how to choose a good ...

Most of us know how to use a rain gauge, or at least most of us think that we know how. Set it outdoors before a rainfall, check it after the storm has passed, and then tell your friends and neighbors ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — As much as a quarter of an inch of ice accumulation is possible in the Willamette Valley between Thursday night and Friday morning, when a mix of snow, freezing rain and sleet ...

A study 1 has revealed that the way raindrops fragment in turbulent air determines the distribution of drop sizes, a critical factor in how weather radars measure rainfall. Since radar signals respond ...