Ahead Of The Storm: 1M Watts Of Power

NextGen Live is the most powerful, dual-pol radar in Oklahoma.

Sheer rate is something you will see only on News 9. It is a live product that our radar cranks out. It detects areas of wind, low speeds or high velocity wind speeds and or rotation.

Debris detector is also a News 9 feature that detects debris that's being lofted into the air either by strong, violent winds or a tornado.

NextGen Live is by far the most powerful commercial television radar in Oklahoma. One million watts of power slicing across Oklahoma skies. It's a dual-pol radar. It has two pieces of energy or two slices of energy, one in the horizontal and one in the vertical, spinning out across Oklahoma, scanning the skies for severe weather. There's no delay at all. What you're seeing on the air is live.

If you're looking around town at other television stations, their data might be anywhere from 5 to 10 to 15 minutes delayed. Having live data is so important. If you have a storm moving at 60 mph, that's a mile a minute.

With NextGen Live there is no delay. It is live data 24/7, 365 days a year.