Thursday Throwback: 1984 Weather Radar

News 12’s Chief Meteorologist Austin Onek uses a variety of high tech software and tech to track a storm’s path.

But 40 years ago, it was much more basic.

That year, we were proud to get our first local weather radar in Chattanooga.

So for our Thursday Throwback, we take you back to the fight to bring radar to town and remember our weather man at the time… Ben Tacket.