Greetings secret_cajunman!
I believe this is the image you are looking for:
"radar loop from the National Weather Service":
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/030202/161/369ah.html&e=2
You can load just the image (without the Yahoo text) by using this
link:
http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20030201/radar_images_graphic.gif
Some slightly different versions of it can be viewed at:
"Yahoo! News Photo Matches":
http://search.news.yahoo.com/search/news?c=news_photos&p=radar+shuttle
Note: the green ring around Shreveport is normal radar effects from
the urban center.
Some more info:
"National Weather Service staffers in Shreveport tracked the shuttle,
then its debris field, and finally smoke dense enough to return a
radar signal, for around six hours, weather service spokesman Ken
Faulk said. 'We observed smoke on radar from about 8 a.m. until about
2 p.m., when it started to fade off,' he said. Staff members were
archiving images for any of the many investigative agencies that will
look into the tragedy, Faulk said."
above quote from "Scattered pieces of debris checked out locally":
http://www.shreveporttimes.com/html/53EFE812-06E2-4D7B-BBCC-CB1FACFDE357.shtml
"A radar image released by the US National Weather centre showed the
full horror of what happened to the shuttle. The thin red strip in
the top left corner shows the debris of Columbia flying over Texas.
The larger, scattered red dots below are believed to be particles of
liquid which have crystallised into solid form in the cold sky. The
National Weather service believes this is the shuttle's fuel, which
was released in the explosion. Radar operator Felix Navejar, who
watched the horror unfold, said: 'I will relive it over and over
again.'"
above quote from "DISASTER OF MISSION STS-107: BITS FELL FROM THE SKY
LIKE CONFETTI":
http://www.people.co.uk/homepage/news/page.cfm?objectid=12596184&method=thepeople_full&siteid=79490
It is possible that the National Weather Service may eventually post
other debris-related radar images on their own site, but so far it
doesn't look like they have any there:
"National Weather Service":
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/
I hope this information is helpful. If you would like for me to
clarify any part of my answer or further research your question,
please let me know before issuing a rating. Thanks!
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