StormTracker 4

Storm Team 4 is tracking Tropical Storm Fay as it develops in the Atlantic off the coast of the southern U.S. The storm is set to hit the tri-state on Friday, possibly becoming the first tropical storm to make landfall in the tri-state since Irene in 2011.

StormTracker 4, a radar so powerful it will see the storms behind the storms. The state-of-the-art high-frequency S-band radar is online now, and its debut will bring NBC 4 viewers the best radar data available to the public.

Storm Team 4 is tracking the chance for isolated tornadoes, damaging hail, lightning and flash flooding late Thursday — dangerous storms that could cap off an all around rainy day as trick-or-treaters flood the streets for Halloween.

Part of the Bahamas braced for a direct hit from Hurricane Dorian as much of the southeast U.S. coast watched and waited to see whether the major hurricane would strike or spare their communities.

Storm Team 4 is tracking Tropical Storm Barry as it moves through the Gulf Coast.

An inferno at a paper mill in New Jersey that could be seen and smelled for miles was so intense that the billowing smoke showed up on NBC 4 New York’s StormTracker 4, the most powerful radar in the tri-state.

A raging inferno engulfed more than a dozen cars in a Newark Airport parking lot early Thursday, spewing thick black smoke into the air as high-powered flames turned vehicles into charred carcasses.

StormTracker 4 is the most powerful radar in the tri-state.

StormTracker 4 is a high-frequency S-band radar, of a kind previously reserved for the military and the government. It is the only one of its kind in the tri-state area, which gives NBC 4 greater resolution and clarity than other radar products in the region.