Wind profiler radar (WPR) is the vertical wind profile detection equipment, which has been attached great importance to the development in China and plays an important role in weather forecast and nowcasting. This paper reviews the application of wind profiler radar data in different types of severe weather monitoring and forecasting. The main problems in the application and its prospects are discussed. WPR products can monitor not only the structures and evolution of different scale weather systems,but also the phase of the precipitation and estimate the size and height distributions of precipitation particles. Wind profiler data has positive impact on the Rapid Update Cycle (RUC) model and mesoscale models, and help provide improved skill in shortrange weather forecasts. The operational application of severe weather monitoring and forecasting by single stations and the network of WPR is illustrated to provide some references for NWS forecasters.