The National Weather Service has implemented a new radar display across its web pages. It allows the NWS to combine radar and warning imagery with commonly used topographical and map features.

Two radar display versions are available:

ENHANCED (link to http://radar.weather.gov/index.htm)

The ENHANCED (link to Shreveport's Enhanced Radar Imagery) display includes several selectable overlays. The looping in the ENHANCED display utilizes Java. It is strongly recommended that your Java plug-in be up to date. Although the ENHANCED display has more features, it does consume high amounts of bandwidth. Below is an example of the ENHANCED imagery for Shreveport.

Here is an example of the new radar.
The image below is not current.

STANDARD (link to http://radar.weather.gov/index_lite.htm)

The STANDARD (link to Shreveport's Standard Radar Imagery) display does not include selectable overlays, and Java is not needed to display the loops. The STANDARD display is recommended for lower speed network connections and dial up users.

Switching between ENHANCED and STANDARD display versions at the radar display page can be done by clicking on the “Go to:” link above the radar display.

More information on the new displays can be found HERE ( link to http://www.srh.noaa.gov/srh/srnews/stories/2006/ridge.htm)

Here are some current Regional Radar displays: