Patent ID: 7561970
Filing Date: 2009-07-14
Classification: G01W

Abstract:
1. A method presenting weather phenomenon information, the method comprising: (a) receiving a set of weather data; (b) receiving storm data corresponding to at least one weather phenomenon, wherein the storm data is a subset of the weather data; (c) displaying a graphical representation of the weather data; (d) displaying indicators of at least a subset of the storm data on the graphical representation of the weather data, the indicators corresponding to the at least one weather phenomenon; (e) receiving a selection of one of the indicators; and (f) displaying the storm data corresponding to the selected indicator and the corresponding at least one weather phenomenon, wherein the displayed storm data includes at least one severity index, the at least one severity index being a normalized indication of a different threat associated with the at least one weather phenomenon and being an aggregate representation of observed, measured, and derived information about the at least one weather phenomenon obtained from at least two different parameters included in the storm data.