HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) – An Alabama congressman is pushing for the National Weather Service to replace a decades-old weather radar in Jackson County.
The Hytop radar system has been tracking severe weather across North Alabama and the Tennessee Valley for over 25 years.
Alabama Congressman Dale Strong said the Hytop radar has gone offline at different times over the years, creating gaps in weather coverage. Those outages have involved either the generator or phone lines…