In the digital era, access to smartphones and radar apps means the public has easy access to radar images. The ability to determine where thunderstorms are located and where there is heavy rain is a skill anyone can learn by analyzing a radar image.

When it comes to severe weather and tornadic development, meteorologists dive into the data more, analyzing each scan very closely.

There are several products meteorologists analyze to determine whether a tornado can develop from a thunderstorm. The velocity product is one of the most common tools we use, which shows meteorologists where there is rotation and how fast the storm is rotating.

Watch the video above to learn more about the velocity product on a radar image.