Lee County installing weather radar on new emergency center
Lee County has entered a public-private partnership to enhance weather radar coverage and improve monitoring of severe weather in the area. The Lee Board of County Commissioners approved a site license agreement with Kentucky-based Climavision to install weather radar equipment on the roof of the Lee County Public Safety Center. This collaboration aims to fill a gap in radar coverage for the National Weather Service, improving the ability to predict and forecast severe weather. The county, situated between radars in Tampa, Key West, Miami, and Melbourne, currently experiences limitations in detecting weather phenomena below 6,000 feet.
