A small collection of primarily online web-based tools are provided below. These tools are intended to assist in real-time convective mesoanalysis.

SSCRAM

The Statistical Severe Convective Risk Assessment Model (SSCRAM) provides the probability of a tornado, severe wind, and severe hail based on the RAP/HRRR forecast and statistical analysis based on a large historical database of severe reports and environmental data. For more information, check out the SSCRAM training resources.

Warn-on-Forecast System (WoFS)

The WoFS is a convection-allowing ensemble analysis and forecast system designed to provide short-range (0–6 hr) guidance for thunderstorm hazards. The WoFS forecasts provide rapidly-updating, probabilistic forecasts of the likelihood and severity of threats such as tornadoes, severe hail, damaging winds, and flash flooding within thunderstorms.

 SPC Mesoanalysis

The Storm Prediction Center's mesoanalysis page provides a current analysis of numerous meteorological fields throughout the atmosphere based on RAP model. Some fields can be advanced 6 hours into the future. Using the archive mode, the previous 9 days of mesoanalysis data can be accessed.

MBC AWIPS II Procedures

AWIPS procedures were developed by the Mesoanalyst Boot Camp facilitators in order to effectively apply the concepts learned at MBC. To see an example of how these procedures can be used in operations, check out this video in which the a couple of the procedures are applied to a case.

Click here to proceed to a page to download the procedures.