48 COLOR NEXRAD WSR-88D RADAR CHEAT-SHEET

By KD1LD

 

DBZ

Feet

Color

P.P.H.

Type

Hail Size

Severe
05 dbz 500 Feet Lt. Green 0.00 Verga . .
10 dbz 1,000 Feet Lt. Green 0.00 Trace . .
15 dbz 5,000 Feet Lt. Green 0.01 Light Rain . .
20 dbz 10,000 Feet Lt. Green 0.02 Light Rain . .
25 dbz 15,000 Feet Green 0.05 Mod Rain . .
30 dbz 20,000 Feet Dr. Green 0.10 Mod Rain . .
35 dbz 25,000 Feet Lt.Yellow 0.25 Heavy Rain . .
40 dbz 30,000 Feet Yellow 0.50 Flash Flood Small Hail .
45 dbz 35,000 Feet Lt. Orange 1.25 0.88 hail Nickle Size TS and Tor
50 dbz 40,000 Feet Orange 2.50 1.00 Hail Quarter Size TS and Tor
55 dbz 45,000 Feet Dr. Orange 5.70 1.25 Hail Half Dollar TS and Tor
60 dbz 50,000 Feet Lt. Red . 1.75 Hail Golfball Size TS and Tor
65 dbz 55,000 Feet Red . 2.50 Hail Tennis Ball TS and Tor
70 dbz 60,000 Feet Dr. Red . 2.75 Hail Baseball TS and Tor
75 dbz 65,000 Feet White . 4.00 Hail Grapefruit TS and Tor

 

 

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Snow

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DBZ

Level

Color

P.P.H

1-Hour

8-Hour

7 to 1
5 dbz L-1 Lt. Blue 0.00 0.00 0.00 Verga
10 dbz L-2 Lt. Blue 0.00 0.00 0.00 Trace Snow
15 dbz L-3 Lt. Green 0.01 0.07 0.56 Light Snow
20 dbz L-4 Lt. Green 0.02 0.14 1.12 Light Snow
25 dbz L-5 Green 0.05 0.35 2.80 Mod. Snow
30 dbz L-6 Dr. Green 0.10 0.70 5.60 Mod. Snow
35 dbz L-7 Gray 0.25 1.75 Mixed Heavy Snow
40 dbz L-8 Lt. Blue 0.50 3.50 Mixed Snow Sleet
45 dbz L-9 Lt. Blue 1.25 Mixed Mixed Sleet Snow
50 dbz L-10 Blue 2.50 Mixed Mixed Sleet

 

 

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Mixed

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DBZ

Level

Color

P.P.H

1-Hour

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05 dbz L-1 Lt. Pink 0.00 Verga Sleet and Freezing Rain
10 dbz L-2 Lt. Pink 0.00 Trace Sleet and Freezing Rain
15 dbz L-3 Lt. Pink 0.01 Light Sleet and Freezing Rain
20 dbz L-4 Lt. Pink 0.02 Light Sleet and Freezing Rain
25 dbz L-5 Lt. Pink 0.05 Mod. Sleet and Freezing Rain
30 dbz L-6 Pink 0.10 Mod. Sleet and Freezing Rain
35 dbz L-7 Dr. Pink 0.25 Heavy Sleet and Freezing Rain
40 dbz L-8 Lt. Purple 0.50 Heavy Sleet and Freezing Rain

Snow L-4 to L-10 and temp. 31 to 33=sleet or frz rain

Snow L-2 to L-10 and temp. 33 to 35 = rain