Here in D.C. we woke today to a surprise coat of snow/sleet, the first significant wintry mix of the season. Apparently, the precipitation came from a massive storm that’s dumped rain and snow — and sparked tornados — over a large swath of the country. The National Weather Service has a fancy (and new to me) radar map that shows the storms size and intensity. Check it out:
National Weather Service
[Via my colleague, Mark Memmott]
I’d love to find the raw GIS data behind those maps. Feel like I’ve seen it somewhere. Maybe just for hurricanes, though.
I’ll find it and post it. I’m sure it’s available. Navigating their website is just a nightmare. Someone should do a talk on finding weather data at NICAR!
That would be sweet.
The Mapbox guys explained mapping hurricane forecasts here: http://mapbox.com/blog/mapping-sandy/. Would be nice to do with regular weather, too.