2008 - Baron Tornado Index (BTI™)

Recently, we've turned our attention to a fourth area of focus: the prediction of severe weather events, which would precede the detection/dissemination/response process already in place. The first product from this new area is called the Baron Tornado Index, or BTI™.

Incorporating the most advanced mesoscale models with radar data, the patented and patent-pending Baron Tornado Index continuously monitors storm cell activity, and produces a ranking on a 1-10 scale on the likelihood of tornadic development occurring in those cells. Users access BTI values through shear markers and SCITs (shear markers are now color-coded for intensity, while each SCIT carries a BTI value). A simple click of the SCIT reveals the BTI value.