In our first tutorial on Tornado Tracking, we'll get you up to speed on the basic tornado tracking features in Weather Defender, including:

• Tornado Watch & Warning Polygons
• Severe Weather Bulletins
• Wall Clouds & Mesocyclones
• Tornado Vortex Signatures

In our latest tutorial in the Radar Series, we'll cover the advanced Radar Products that are available in Weather Defender, including:

• Reflectivity Tilts
• Base & Storm-Relative Velocity
• 1-Hour and Storm Total Precipitation
• Echo Tops
• Vertically-Integrated Liquid (VILs)
• and others...

A new layer based on the Mesocyclone Detection Algorithm (MDA) was released today. Mesocyclones indicate areas of rotation inside a thunderstorm, which can be precursors to Wall Clouds and Tornadoes.

This freely available layer to all registered Weather Defender customers provides the following benefits:

• More accurate and frequent updates concerning rotation inside thunderstorms (precursors to tornadoes)
• Detailed information about the strength, dimension, and movement of each circulation
• Historical and future tracks of the circulation for long-lived mesocyclones

Here's how to add this new layer to your map:

1.   Unlock your map by clicking the padlock icon in the upper-right of the Map Layers window
2.   On the main toolbar, click Map > Add Layer
3.   In the Layer Browser, click the Severe Weather category
4.   Find the layer labeled "Meso (MDA)" and click Add To Map

In this latest Hail Tracking tutorial, we'll show you how to predict what regions will be impacted by severe (damaging) hail using Probabilistic Layers in Weather Defender:

• Plot Severe (Damaging) Hail Estimates on your Map
• View 24, 48, and 72-Hour Hail Forecasts

In our second tutorial on Hail Tracking in Weather Defender, you will learn how to automatically receive notifications whenever severe hail is detected near your home or business -- or any other location of your choosing:

At first glance, many of our users don't realize the degree to which Weather Defender can be customized. But this is one of the software's greatest strengths, so we thought you should know about it.

Here's a recap of the tutorial videos we have recently released:

	Street-Level Weather Tracking Learn how to add local county and neighborhood streets to your map and track real-time weather down to the street-level. (2:59)  Watch Now »
	Create a 'Freezing Line' Learn how to use the Palette Editor to customize contour layers in Weather Defender. In this tutorial, we create a Freezine Line on the Temperature layer, indicating the precise location of freezing temperatures. (8:01)  Watch Now »
	Receive Weather Alerts by E-mail or Cellphone Weather Defender can be configured to deliver weather alerts in a variety of ways. Learn how to send weather alerts to an e-mail address or cell phone text message. (7:32)  Watch Now »
	Import a List of Custom Locations The Add Point tool is the easiest way to add custom locations to your map -- and keep tab on family or friends. But what if you have a long list of locations? This tutorial shows how you to import a table of locations to your map in one fell swoop. (9:26)  Watch Now »

 Do you have a tutorial suggestion? We'd love to hear about it!

In this latest tutorial, learn how to track real-time weather down to the street-level by adding county and neighborhood streets to your map in Weather Defender:

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This is one of the most powerful -- and popular -- features in Weather Defender because it significantly enhances your ability to make smart decisions when it comes to severe weather.

The Add Point tool is the easiest way to add custom locations to your map -- and keep tabs on family or friends. But what if you have a long list of locations? This tutorial shows how you to import a table of locations to your map in one fell swoop.

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Download CSV sample file used in tutorial: Mountains.zip (424.00 bytes)

Extend your storm-tracking abilities as you take advantage of Weather Defender's more powerful features by learning tips & tricks from our Video Tutorials section.