Advanced Weather Technology From The Storm Team
Storm Team 8 has state-of-the-art technology to bring the most accurate and dependable weather forecasting to the Tampa Bay area. Storm Team 8 VIPIR set the standard in storm tracking accuracy by predicting Hurricane Charley's easterly turn in 2004.
VIPIR is built on Storm Team 8's own Doppler radar, helping forecasters more rapidly respond to the threat of severe weather. It can also analyze data from National Weather Service NEXRAD II radar, which is used to issue watches and warnings.
Storm Team 8 VIPIR has two power modes: Forecast Mode and Threat Mode. Storm Team 8 will use Forecast Mode to track weather systems instantaneously, minute-by-minute, as the most dangerous storm cells approach Bay area neighborhoods. That will give families the time they need to seek shelter and stay safe. Storm Team 8 meteorologists will use Threat Mode to punch inside a storm in real-time 3-D.
The VIPIR (Volumetric Imaging and Processing of Integrated Radar) system is a 3-D severe weather tool that uses patented mathematical analysis, continuous live scanning, and unmatched display capability. Multiple radar installations across the Bay area continuously scan the atmosphere. That information feeds into the Storm Team 8 Forecast Center. Meteorologists watch for special alert symbols called ''Shear Markers'' that identify ''Dangerous Twisting of the Winds.'' This provides Storm Team 8 forecasters with proven technology that delivers the fastest, most powerful, and most accurate severe weather forecasting system in the Bay area.
More From Storm Team 8
- StormTracker: Pinpoints storm data right to your street
- FutureCast: Shows the exact place and time the storm will hit your neighborhood
- TrueView: Experience what skies will look like so you can be ready
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