This product is used to estimate wind speed and direction, locate boundaries, locate severe weather signatures and identify suspected areas of turbulence. This product is used to reveal the highest reflectivities in all echoes, examine storm structure features and determine intensity of storms. An image of the echo top heights color coded in user-defined increments. This product is used for a quick estimation of the most intense convection and higher echo tops, as an aid in identification of storm structure features and for pilot briefing purposes. Probable means the storm is probably producing hail and positive means the storm is producing hail.
Numerical output includes azimuth, range, and height of the mesocyclone.
A map of estimated one hour precipitation accumulation on a 1.1 X 1.1 nmi grid. This product is used to assess rainfall intensities for flash flood warnings, urban flood statements and special weather statements. A measure of a storms relative severity as compared with those storms around it. This product is used as a quick identification of the strongest storms. A map of estimated storm total precipitation accumulation continuously updated since the last one-hour break over the entire scope.