User Testimonials
Mobile Threat Net makes all the
difference in chasing results.
Before we had this technology, we
could go for years without seeing a
tornado.
Last year, which had the fewest severe storms and tornados in many years (none reported at all in Oklahoma in May), we still managed to be on hand for three respectable twisters.
The year before, which was a very good year, and our first with WxWorx/Mobile Threat Net, we saw 22 in a two week period. On one overcast day we were the only ones on an excellent twister except for the DOW (Doppler on Wheels research vehicle).
As amateur chasers we felt pretty good about accomplishing that and we give all the credit to Mobile Threat Net as there was really no other way to know where to be with the severely limited visibility and the remoteness of the location.
Our 14th year of chasing storms began in 2006. We do it primarily for the enjoyment of it, but we also recognize our obligation to the public safety by filing field reports to the National Weather Service, and we are also on call with the American Red Cross HOPE Program during tornado season and they know what area we are in each day in case they need our assistance with search and rescue work or transportation.
Phil Henry
Entrepreneur
Patented Inventor
Ham Radio Operator
Veteran Storm Chaser
www.philhenry.com/
We've been using Mobile Threat Net for field operations since spring 2004. Since then, it has become our most useful source for weather data while mobile.
During May and June, our primary mission is to forecast and intercept tornadoes on a daily basis. Mobile Threat Net is activated in our vans typically by late morning and remains on until late in the evening. We have access to Doppler radar animation and other helpful weather information no matter where we track storms. We call it our “24/7” radar. While other data sources fail, Mobile Threat Net keeps working. It's always on, always there to help us get to the right storm, or to avoid a dangerous storm when we need to. The GPS feature we added this year is an extra benefit, allowing us to see our position relative to the storm.
Mobile Threat Net is always there for every encounter with Mother Nature.
Martin Lisius
President
Tempest Tours, Inc.
www.tempesttours.com
I am not normally one to issue notes of gratitude to representatives of companies from which I purchase technology, and I have tried many. For example, last year we went with Weather Data's Storm Hawk, and while it was of value, I decided to try the Baron Threat Net this year based on some very positive feedback I had received from other chasers that I know.
Having said that, I am extremely pleased with your product. It is the best piece of chasing equipment I have ever seen, let alone owned. The Threat Net has perfomed flawlessly, and allows me the ability to get closer to the storms than I ever thought possible with such a large group of students (14 students, two vans and a sedan). Not only are we able to get close, which makes my job as instructor so much easier, it allows us to be safe while we extract ourselves from the systems after dark.
I have told everyone I know, including all of the media for which we have provided interviews, that I will never chase again without the Threat Net. It is, hands down, the best piece of chase equipment I have ever purchased.
Dr. David L. Arnold
Operational Meteorology & Climatology
Ball State University
"We really rely on Mobile Threat Net and constantly promote it. We are always telling other chasers how great it is. And it just keeps getting better with the recent additions of satellite fronts, etc. We love the product! Thank you so much!"
"...we bought Mobile Threat Net after the Hallam, Nebraska tornado because we just about drove into that monster. My husband said, "that's it, you are getting that new satellite radar, I don't want to lose my wife!" Since that time we have come to depend on it and have made some great intercepts depending completely on Mobile Threat Net-- no more nowcasters. We absolutely love the product and wouldn't be without it. We have recommended Mobile Threat Net to so many others I feel like we are advertising it already! You have a great product and there is nothing out there that compares to it."
Melanie Metz and Peggy Willenberg
of "The Twister Sisters"
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"Radar data in the field is one of the most important tools a storm chaser can have. I have been chasing storms since 1982 and I have to say that the addition of the Mobile Threat Net System in 2004 was the best thing I've put in my vehicle since a cell phone. MTN was by my side for each of the 18 tornadoes I documented. The data was timely, accurate and totally exceeded my expectations. I cannot imagine hitting the road without it!" |
David Ewoldt
Okarche, OK
Storm Chaser
| "I have owned the Mobile Threat Net since it forst came out and it has saved me time after time. It allows me to see where the action is going so we can head that way and get ourselves in position... The botom line is keeping the viewers safe and informed and I feel the Mobile Threat Net helps me do that better... I won't chase without it." |
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Chris Caldwell
F.A.S.T. Unit 55
Storm Chaser
KOCO 5 First Alert Storm Team
Ponca City, OK
"While en route to assist counties in South Alabama [during Hurricane Ivan], Madison County EMA staff members utilized Baron's Mobile Threat Net. Mobile Threat Net was a valuable tool both immediately prior to and following landfall, providing weather data wirelessly when other means of receiving weather data were temporarily disrupted."
Huntsville, Madison Co. AL EMA
"I've been busy dodging storms. Traveling has been a lot easier and safer since I've been using the Mobile Threat Net. I love the new update! Especially the city forecast part. Now I can plan further in the future knowing what is possibly going to happen in the different cities. Used the program to route around a little nuisance snow storm in Kentucky. It was 32 miles longer, but I figured about 1 to 1 1/2 hours shorter. Thanks, and keep up the excellent work!
Stan Pelis
Professional Truck Driver
"Without Trucks... America Stops"