Patent ID: 8452537

Claim:
A system that predicts current tornado activity comprising: a. a processor that receives model data from a meteorological data source that indicates tornadic activity and generates a model data tornado potential index, where the model data comprises a plurality of tornado indicator data, and where the model data tornado potential index is generated by combining weighted values for selected tornado indicator data; b. where the processor receives radar data indicative of tornadic activity and generates a radar data tornado potential index using weighted values assigned to different components of the radar data, where the components of said radar data comprise, a tornado vortex signature (TVS) data value, a mesocyclonic activity (MESO) data value, a precipitation and intensity (dBz) data value, a vertically integrated liquid (VIL) data value, and hail size data value; c. where the processor generates a composite tornado potential index using weighted values of the model data tornado potential index and the radar data tornado potential index; and d. an electronic data storage media that stores the composite tornado potential index.