System and method to select and display prioritized azimuth slice vertical radar image

A method, comprising:

• obtaining, by at least one processor communicatively coupled to a display, aircraft data associated with an aircraft, the aircraft data including information of an aircraft position of the aircraft and an aircraft altitude of the aircraft;
• obtaining or generating, by the at least one processor, two-dimensional weather radar reflectivity data for a region proximate to the aircraft position, the two-dimensional weather radar reflectivity data including or based on at least one of horizontal weather radar scans or vertical weather radar scans;
• breaking down, by the at least one processor, the two-dimensional weather radar reflectivity data into cells, each cell of the cells having a maximum rainfall rate location and a geometric area;
• computing, by the at least one processor, storm top information of a given cell and information of a growth rate of the given cell for each cell of the cells from the two-dimensional weather radar reflectivity data;
• prioritizing, by the at least one processor, the cells based at least on at least one of each cell's proximity to the aircraft, each cell's intensity, each cell's growth rate, each cell's storm top altitude relative to the aircraft altitude, or a threat convective level of the cell to select a highest priority cell;
• outputting, by the at least one processor to the display, a highest priority azimuth slice vertical radar image of the two-dimensional weather radar reflectivity data as graphical data, the highest priority azimuth slice vertical radar image corresponding to an azimuth slice of the two-dimensional weather radar reflectivity data for the highest priority cell;
• and
• displaying, by the display, the highest priority azimuth slice vertical radar image to a user.