The Huntsville radar just came back online Thursday after being down for nearly a week.

When we need to track thunderstorms, the Local 3 Weather Team relies on the Hytop radar in northeast Alabama. Close

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We also call it the HTX radar, and it gives us the most accurate picture of weather across our viewing area.

Last Saturday, thunderstorms lit up the sky with lightning, but mother nature wasn't to blame for knocking out the radar.

Warning Coordination Meteorologist for the National Weather Service (NWS) in Huntsville, Alabama Kate Guillet explains, "so, there's a part that regulates the voltage on the motor that kinda runs the radar. So, that part that was regulating the voltage wasn't working correctly, and it caused a secondary issue where the moto

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