1. Load some radar data
• Open the Data Choosers.
• In the Data Chooser tree click on the Files node.
• Go to the radar data directory: /data/idv/lightning/.
• Select all the *.nids files
• Under the Data Source Type pulldown menu, select "Radar files (NEXRAD/DORADE/UF)"
• Press Add Source
2. Create the display
• In the Fields panel select Reflectivity.
• In the Displays select Radar Sweep View in 2D and press Create Display
• Press Create Display
3. As an exercise for the reader, turn on various geographic data sets such as US State lines.
4. Turn on animation
5. Where are strikes occurring relative to areas of high reflectivity?

Unidata IDV Workshop for version 6.3 > Accessing and Displaying Data > Point Observations