Frozen precipitation accumlation alert system

A frozen precipitation accumulation alert system for a target area, said system comprising:

• means for quantifying one of a plurality of meteorological indicators that is a liquid equivalent of an accumulation of frozen precipitation over time in at least one location proximate to said target area;
• means for quantifying additional ones of said plurality of meteorological indicators including atmospheric pressure, temperature, humidity, surface wind speed, and surface wind direction concurrently with said means for quantifying said liquid equivalent of said accumulation of frozen precipitation over time;
• means for detecting meteorological structure by radar data from a meteorological radar over a region that includes said target area;
• means for determining a surface accumulation forecast based on said at least one meteorological indicator and said meteorological structure;
• means for determining a surface accumulation alert based on said surface accumulation forecast;
• and
• means for generating a primary view of cartesianized radar data concurrently with a plurality of user selectable secondary views of said plurality of meteorological indicators.

A method of using a frozen precipitation accumulation alert system for a target area, said method comprising:

• measuring at least one meteorological indicator in at least one measurement location proximate to said target area;
• detecting meteorological structure using radar data from a weather radar over a region that includes said target area;
• and
• determining a precipitation accumulation forecast based on said meteorological structure and said at least one meteorological indicator.

A method for using a frozen precipitation accumulation alert system for a target area, said method comprising:

• quantifying one of a plurality of meteorological indicators that is a liquid equivalent of an accumulation of frozen precipitation over time in at least one location proximate to said target area;
• quantifying additional ones of said plurality of meteorological indicators including atmospheric pressure, temperature, humidity, surface wind speed, and surface wind direction concurrently with said means for quantifying said liquid equivalent of said accumulation of frozen precipitation over time;
• detecting meteorological structure by radar data from a meteorological radar over a region that includes said target area;
• determining a surface accumulation forecast based on said at least one meteorological indicator and said meteorological structure;
• determining a surface accumulation alert based on said surface accumulation forecast;
• and
• generating a primary view of cartesianized radar data concurrently with a plurality of user selectable secondary views of said plurality of meteorological indicators.

A program storage device readable by a computer, tangibly embodying instructions executable by said computer to perform method steps for a frozen precipitation accumulation alert system for a target area, said method comprising:

• quantifying one of a plurality of meteorological indicators that is a liquid equivalent of an accumulation of frozen precipitation over time in at least one location proximate to said target area;
• quantifying additional ones of said plurality of meteorological indicators including atmospheric pressure, temperature, humidity, surface wind speed, and surface wind direction concurrently with said means for quantifying said liquid equivalent of said accumulation of frozen precipitation over time;
• detecting meteorological structure by radar data from a meteorological radar over a region that includes said target area;
• determining a surface accumulation forecast based on said at least one meteorological indicator and said meteorological structure;
• determining a surface accumulation alert based on said surface accumulation forecast;
• and
• generating a primary view of cartesianized radar data concurrently with a plurality of user selectable secondary views of said plurality of meteorological indicators.