Ahead of launching the 13 Alert Radar, we sat down with ABC13's GM, Wendy Granato, for a conversation to learn more about the motivation behind it.

We covered that more in a previous Weather Word of the Week. Depending on the sensitivity level the radar is set to, it can also pick up on migrating birds or bugs.

It was invented in World War II to track planes, and now meteorologists use it to track storms! Meteorologist Derek Witt has this "Weather Word of the Week." ...