»Overview

The WeatherFlow Hurricane Mesonet is a subset of our complete coastal network of weather stations. It consists of hurricane-hardened weather stations specifically designed to measure hurricane-force winds up to and exceeding 140 miles per hour. This network complements WeatherFlow’s standard coastal observing system with a set of hardened and strategically sited stations suited to support multiple applications demanding observed data from hurricanes.

While modern techniques have vastly improved the general understanding and forecasting of hurricanes there is a stark shortfall of data illustrating the actual force from each storm. With active tropical activity apparently established, the need for an optimum meteorological monitoring system within the immediate coastal zone has only increased. Driven by actual and perceived market demand for data, WeatherFlow has designed, and is in the process of, installing a hardened mesoscale observing network to ensure collection of high quality meteorological information.

The objective of this new system will be attained by fulfilling three goals: 1) increasing the spatial density of observing sites within the immediate coastal domain, 2) locating these new sites such that they measure true atmospheric conditions, and 3) installing sites such that they withstand the extreme conditions of a tropical event.

The first phase in building our Hurricane Mesonet involves installing over 100 hardened weather stations in vulnerable areas in the coastal U.S., based on likely storm paths and potential for loss of property and lives. Installations began in April 2007 .

Here is a short video of the Wall of Wind test for the WF H2 equipment: (check your volume!)