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Map Navigation

Navigate Around Map

Using your mouse, drag the map around to locate the view you desire.

Use the button in upper left to zoom in & out on the map

Camera Image Data

Select the camera icon to display the current camera images. These will update every 10 seconds.

  • A small pop-up screen will appear.
  • Select the up/down arrow on bottom right to make full size.
  • To get out of full screen mode and back to the map, select the “up/down” arrow on the bottom right. Do NOT use the back arrow on your browser

The “>>” button on bottom left generates a video from a series of still shots

  • Select “Lapse” to begin
  • The default settings will play a 10 minute duration ending with the latest camera image
  • You can select the date (for the past 7 days), Start time, and Duration (in minutes)

Weather Data

Select the wind speed icon for current Weather Data, updated every 10 seconds

  • A pop-up screen will appear with some weather data
  • Select the “More” button for all weather data at that station 
  • For sites that may be in close proximity to other sites, an “Overlapped” button will appear in lower right of the pop-up screen. Change to other sensors by selecting the sensor.

Weather Station Data Display on Map

To tailor the data that is displayed beside each weather station on the map, select the “Marker” button in lower left.

This data is highly tailorable by source data, and with options to choose

  • “Circle”: Displays a green circle at the site location with no data
  • “Single Value”: Provides a single display value, that you choose in the area “Variable for Single Value”
  • “Barb”: Displays the wind speed icon with no data
  • “Barb+ Value”: Displays 2 variables, that you choose in the areas “First variable with Barb+ Value”, and “Optional second variable with Barb+ Value”

Choose Sources / Information to display on Map

The Layer button in upper right corner of the map enables the user to tailor the map view for the sources and information to display on the map. The below is a definition of the options:

  • Radar:
    Provides the National Weather Service Radar data, updating approximately every 3 minutes
  • EMA Offices:
    Provides the location of each county EMA office in Alabama
  • County Borders:
    Removes or applies county borders to the map
  • Cameras:
    Camera icons indicate where the Baron Institute’s Webcams are located. The cameras in purple are the Alabama Department of Transportation’s traffic cameras in the ALGO network.
  • Baron:
    Wind speed icons indicate where the Baron Institute’s weather Stations are located, providing 10-second reporting intervals
  • BaronHFM:
    Automated Surface Observing System (ASOS) reporting from the Huntsville Executive Airport, updated every minute.
  • CHILI:
    Automated Weather station network in North-Central Gulf Coast region run by the University of South Alabama. CHILI stands for Center for Hurricane Intensity and Landfall Investigation.
  • AlDotRwis:
    Alabama Department of Transportation’s Road Weather Instrumentation System
  • ASOS-HFM:
    Automated Surface Observing System-Hourly Flash Multiprocessing. Providing rapid updates of ASOS data for near real-time dissemination of weather observations.
  • ASOS:
    Automated Surface Observing System is a network of weather stations collecting meteorological data for aviation, meteorology and emergency management purposes.
  • Other-MTR:
    Provides the National Weather Service Radar data, updating approximately every 3 minutes
  • APRSWXNET:
    Automatic Packet Reporting System Weather Network, a network of amateur radio operators providing weather data from personal weather stations. This data is then fed into various weather services, including Citizen Weather Observer Program (CWOP) and the National Weather Service (NWS).
  • RAWS:
    Remote Automated Weather Station, used primarily for wildfire management, environmental monitoring, and resource management. RAWS data is used by agencies like the National Interagency Fire Center, National Weather Service, and other organizations involved in wildfire prediction and environmental monitoring.
  • HADS:
    Hydrometeorological Automated Data System, a network managed by the National Weather Service that collects and distributes real-time hydrometeorological data from various remote sensor such as river and stream gauges, rainfall measurements, snow depth sensors, and temperature and humidity sensors.
  • StemmNet:
    Soil Temperature, Environment, and Moisture Monitoring Network, developed by the University of Alabama in Huntsville to provide near-real-time soil moisture and temperature data for drought assessment and forecasting.