Does Charlotte need a WSR-88D? [Ep. 372]

North Carolina has a radar gap Mike Smith, a retired AccuWeather executive, identifies as the fifth-worst gap in the United States.  The gap exists over a portion of central North Carolina located outside the Greensboro and Charlotte metropolitan areas. While many have proposed the construction of a full-scale National Weather Service WSR-88D radar in Charlotte, Smith feels that is not the answer. Smith, who was a plaintiff expert in the litigation following the crash of US Airways Flight 1016 in Charlotte in 1994, feels Charlotte is safely covered by the terminal doppler radar installed by the FAA after the crash.   

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