TwisterData.com : Super Valuable Weather Information!
There is a site on the Internet that is an absolute GOLDMINE of weather data – TwisterData.com. This is a one-stop-shop for all the awesome information you need to know when the next storm will here, where it will hit, and how much rain/hail/wind and other stuff to expect. Here’s a list of some stuff you can find there:
- Air and Theta-E Temperature
- Dewpoint, Mixing Ratio, Relative Humidity
- Relative Vorticity, Vertical Vorticity
- Precipitation
- Cape, CIN, EHI
- Storm Motion, Storm Relative Flow
- Shear
And here’s a shot of what some of their beautiful data looks like:
TwisterData.com - Storm Motion
The quality of the data here is simply amazing, and it’s free! If you’re going to be a storm chaser, you should probably become familiar with this site. Here’s what the site owners have to say about what they’re doing:
As avid storm chasers and weather watchers, we make extensive use of internet weather data websites. Unfortunately, most websites use outdated technology to produce small graphics, resulting in images that are often difficult to read and interpret, and at worst virtually useless. In addition, these resources are often poorly-organized, so that locating even basic products can be a time-consuming task. As a consequence, we placed a great deal of emphasis on intuitiveness and usability when designing the TwisterData.com website. Our goal was to create a website that gets out of the way of the user, allowing them to focus on the data. We hope we have succeeded and plan on continually improving and enhancing the website’s user experience.
Take some time, check out the data, learn how to interpret it, and become a very educated, and safe, storm chaser!