SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOCALIZED HAIL ACTIVITY ALERTS

摘要

The present invention is directed to system and method of forecasts, displays, and alerts for localized hail activity. An exemplary method comprises the steps of selecting a region to monitor, receiving meteorological data for that region, processing the meteorological data for storm cell and hail activity in order to determine hail risk activity. The system forecasts the direction of an active storm as well a user position. Probability bands of hail risk activity are created for display. Optionally, an alert is generated when the user position is in or proximate a threshold probability band.

主权项

1. A method for monitoring and notification of localized hail activity comprising:
receiving contemporaneous user position information, defining a weather monitoring zone encompassing said user position, defining a user travel zone encompassing said user position and within said weather monitoring zone; receiving meteorological data for said weather monitoring zone from at least one meteorological data source; determining hail risk within a storm cell for the user travel zone; projecting a subsequent user position; projecting a subsequent storm cell position; comparing the position data of said user travel zone with the position data of said hail risk in said storm cell for overlap, and determining user hail risk as a function of said projected user position and said projected storm cell position.