Baron Tornado Index (BTI):
Revolutionary Tornado Detection
Event 2: February 5, 2008
BTI Provides Extended Lead-time in Deadly Memphis Tornadoes
As the storms tracked northeast from Arkansas, a Baron Shear SCIT began to produce a BTI value of 8 at 5:12pm.
Note the altered shear marker color, indicating the storm's tornadic potential.
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The first tornado report followed 15 minutes later at 5:27pm, when a tornado was reported on the ground near Highway 61 and Goodman Road. |
Photo: National Weather Service |
"The BTI is the single greatest advancement in Baron software since VIPIR.
It is easy to understand—every time the BTI hit 7, 8 or 9, we had a confirmed tornado.
We were able to give a 10-15 minute warning before the tornado got there. And viewers
really stayed with us: one quarter-hour we had a 31 rating. That is phenomenal."
— Dave Brown, Chief Meteorologist
WMC-TV in Memphis TN
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February 5-6, 2008 Tornado Outbreak: Post-Analysis
» What is the Baron Tornado Index?
» Event 1: BTI Monitors Risk of Tornadoes in Arkansas
» Event 2: BTI Provides Extended Lead-time in Deadly Memphis Tornadoes
» Event 3: High BTI Value in Northern Mississippi Precedes 200-mile Path of Tornadoes
» Event 4: BTI Provides More than 30-minute Lead-time during Jackson, TN Tornado
» Event 5: BTI Successfully Ranks Tornadic Storms in Alabama
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