The Dopp lerweather radar has become one of the chiefmeans to monitor short - term severe convective weather at p resent. We designed and developed the monitoring and warning database system for severe weather based on the CINRAD /XD Dopp lerweather
radar data. The system usesMicrosoftVisual C + + 6. 0 p rogramming languages and SQL Server 2000 database as the development en
vironment. It contains five important parts: data acquisition and p rocessing system, image disp lay system, database system,monitoring
and warning system, client app lication system. The system can achieve some functions such as real - time disp lay, storage, monitoring
and warning, animation p layback, and has good compatibility and portability. It can be used very easily and conveniently. The system
can help forecasters analyze the internal structure and develop ing trend of weather system. Especially in some respects, for examp le,
nowcasting and weathermodification, it can p lay very important role.