I’ve been watching the Central Texas bats on radar for some time now, so I’ve grown quite familiar with their patterns and know when they appear. A couple of times now, I’ve seen one of the downsides of the bats-on-radar. As actual real thunderstorms begin to move into the area, the computerized storm track detectors… Continue reading Bat Signal over Texas
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More Uses for Radar: The Bastrop Fire
I’m gradually waking up to the idea that weather radar is for a lot more things than just clouds and rain. After watching bats on the radar all week during a particularly dry atmosphere, clouds are coming back, and then today, the Bastrop fire broke out. Now, this is a forest fire, not just the… Continue reading More Uses for Radar: The Bastrop Fire
Bats on Radar in Central Texas
I’ve been watching the iPad app ‘Radarscope‘ quite a bit, hoping for a thunderstorm to come my way. It’s been dry so long here. But I’ve been noticing some activity about sunset every day and I finally realized what I was seeing. In several locations here in Central Texas, the Mexican free-tail bat hides out… Continue reading Bats on Radar in Central Texas