» Depicts Dangerous Twisting of the Winds™ with rotating cylinders (VIPIR) or circles (FasTrac) » Displays the size and location of potential hail » Features the Baron Button, which isolates areas with the greatest potential for wind damage, hail and flooding » Usable in 2D or 3D

One of the most user-friendly aspects of Baron Services products is the way we inject additional abilities into VIPIR and FasTrac by way of our data products. Severe Weather Module is an exclusive, all-in-one tool geared toward wind shear, hail and flooding detection, and it operates in the same storm tracking systems you’re accustomed to using.

How Severe Weather Module Works
Severe Weather Module processes NEXRAD data, enhancing it with Baron’s patented COBRA™ algorithms. The result is far greater precision when it comes to determining what’s going on inside the storms.

When Severe Weather detects an area that is producing wind circulations in excess of 50 knots, that area is indicated by a rotating icon called a shear marker. Using shear markers, meteorologists can see with just one glance where tornadic development is most likely—this is truly technology committed to saving lives.

The VIL Density feature examines the hail contents of storms, revealing with great precision the size and location of hail. In addition, the Baron Button acts as a “greatest threats” indicator, instantly posting the areas of most intense rainfall, strongest winds and most damaging hail all in one display.

With Severe Weather Module, meteorologists can pixel-query any of these features, labeling storm characteristics on the mapping display. The innovative science behind COBRA and Severe Weather Module lends itself to an increased accuracy that is imperative during severe weather outbreaks; in fact, the core capabilities of Baron’s high-end VIPIR system are centered on features like these.