KEOX WSR-88D VAD Hodograph and Wind Profile

View the latest Velocity Azimuth Display (VAD) wind profile from the KEOX WSR-88D NEXRAD weather radar near Dothan (Ft. Rucker), AL. The hodograph plots horizontal wind vectors by height above ground, with color-coded altitude layers and optional METAR surface-wind data.

Latest profile valid .

Request and source metadata
URL CALL:    http://www.twisterdata.com/vad/vad.php?radar=KEOX&resolution=high&qc=true&showprofile=true&showmeta=true&showhodo=true&showrings=true&ticmarks=axis&umin=-10&umax=40&vmin=-20&vmax=30&maxheight=12000&dynamicbounds=true&sfcstn=KDHN

RADAR SITE:  KEOX - Dothan (Ft. Rucker), AL (SFC ELEV 144 m AMSL)
NIDS SOURCE: https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/DF.of/DC.radar/DS.48vwp/SI.keox/sn.last
NIDS VALID:  2026-08-02 06:55 UTC

SFC STATION: KDHN (METAR)
SFC SOURCE:  https://aviationweather.gov/api/data/metar?ids=KDHN&format=json
SFC VALID:   2026-08-02 06:53 UTC
Decoded surface and VAD profile data

Surface observation

METAR KDHN 020653Z AUTO 18006KT 9SM SCT010 BKN015 26/25 A2983 RMK AO1 SLP093 T02560250 $

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK106.0180—
OK13012.01935.3
OK16113.02045.5
OK19117.02174.3
OK34423.02405.7
OK46629.02523.1
OK55727.02583.8
OK77129.02712.1
OK104525.02692.5
OK107521.02692.7
OK138018.02752.1
OK168517.02742.3
OK199015.02901.7

QC keeps a level only where its wind speed exceeds twice its RMS fit error (the operational 2×RMS signal-to-noise test). FAIL rows are retained here for reference but excluded from QC-filtered plotting. A dash means the product reported no RMS for that level (kept, not assessable).

KEOX WSR-88D NEXRAD VAD hodograph showing the wind profile by height near Dothan (Ft. Rucker), AL, valid 2026-08-02 06:55 UTC