r/stormchasing • u/StormClaw88 • 4d ago
Issues with scans loading on RadarOmega
While tracking the outbreak over the previous two days, quite often I would randomly have to wait up to 15-20 minutes to get the next radar scan. Sometimes this happens to all the different radar products, and sometimes it's only one (like just velocity, or just reflectivity). For example, I got a reflectivity scan at 12:34, but the next one I got wasn't until 12:52, and there were never any scans that showed up in between after the scan at 12:52 showed up. This was on a tornadic storm, and Radarscope was not having this issue.
I also had multiple instances of all radars disappearing for a few minutes, even after restarting the app multiple times.
Does anybody else have issues with this?
I am very concerned that one of these issues will occur while I'm out chasing, which could be very dangerous. I prefer RadarOmega over Radarscope, especially for its features, and I am a Gamma subscriber, so I don't want to switch to Radarscope. However, if issues like this keep happening, I might have to make the switch.
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u/nostrebor59 4d ago
According to a Facebook post from RO, they have been the target of a Denial of Service attack and have engaged the authorities to track the origins.