Columbia Weather Systems

Meteorologist Gerard Jebaily of 41 KSHB captured this fantastic photo of a half-mile wide tornado with the news station’s Storm Tracker Jeep . The vehicle features a Magellan MX600 Weather Station and Weather Display console mounted on the dashboard inside. Parameters measured include wind speed and direction, air pressure, temperature, relative humidity, and rainfall. Purchased in 2017, “The system is still in the field and working wonderfully,” commented Jay Nix, KSHB Director of Engineering. The Magellan MX line of weather stations is ideal for mobile applications, combining a multi parameter weather sensor with GPS and an internal compass for automatic self-alignment of wind direction.  For details, click here . Photo courtesy of Gerard Jebaily, KSHB 41 News

WeatherMaster™ software is a key component of 13 WHAM ABC television station’s Mobile Weather Tracker. With data gathered from a Magellan MX500™ mounted on the vehicle, meteorologists can easily monitor and broadcast met data in real-time. According to Chief Meteorologist Glenn Johnson, “The display gives us an uncluttered easy-to-read view on the weather.” WHAM Mobile Weather Authority features the Magellan MX500 Weather Station. Weather Master customized with 13WHAM logo . Weather Master features include: Real-time sensor monitoring plus calculated parameters Data logging and reports Alarm notification and relay control Automatically update weather data to website Automatic interface to Weather Underground Integrating cutting-edge technology in met sensor and monitoring options, our job is to make weather monitoring easy, so professionals like the team at 13WHAM can focus on doing their job best. Click here for more information on WeatherMaster software .

The University of Minnesota Solar Vehicle Team is racing “EOS II” in the 2019 Bridgestone World Solar Challenge with the help of the Magellan MX500™ Weather Station mounted on their lead vehicle. The real-time weather data is used to optimize speed and energy consumption. Good luck to the team – we’re cheering you on from Oregon! Click here if video is not shown . Watch  the full vehicle wrap video from Wrap City Graphics here .

“High quality, self-contained and low maintenance at a reasonable price,” says 13WHAM chief meteorologist about the Magellan MX™ Weather Station . The all-in-one multi-parameter sensor module incorporates compass and GPS for critical weather monitoring with automatic wind direction alignment and compensated wind speed. Additional features include ultrasonic wind sensors, temperature, barometric pressure and humidity. Alternate sensors include rainfall and solar radiation. The Magellan MX is particularly suited for vehicle installations and portable applications requiring real-time met data on the go, such as broadcast vans, mobile weather labs, incident command centers, hazmat apparatus, and environmental research. The Magellan MX is trusted by government agencies and industry leaders around the globe such as GM, Cummins, Kinder Morgan, and General Electric.

In HazMat or CBRN incidents, toxic cloud movement can be affected by wind, solar heating and cooling, humidity and precipitation as well as topographical features. Depending on meteorology, the toxic cloud could be several miles long, but only a few blocks wide. Changing wind patterns could cause the plume to shift, or meander in another direction. PEAC® Software from Aristatek provides responders with vital information to make informed decisions such as evacuation at an incident scene. Its features include integrated mapping, an easy-to-use toxic or flammable vapor cloud dispersion model, and a comprehensive database of toxic industrial chemicals, biological agents, explosives, and radioactive isotopes. Utilizing a variety of modeling tools, the PEAC System quickly calculates standoff distances and exclusion zones based on actual met data and conditions. Based on the request of several of our customers, data from CWS weather stations can be integrated automatically to provide on-s...