StormPrep Companion
A hyperlocal storm companion that tells you exactly what to do in the next hour: prep steps for your address, road closures nearby, power-outage ETA from your utility, and your flood risk today.
Homeowners in storm-prone regions like the Miami Valley, Tornado Alley and hurricane coasts
- Address-specific flood, wind and tornado risk with hour-by-hour forecast
- Power-outage prediction and restoration ETA pulled from local utility data
- Pre-storm checklist that ticks off as you complete each item (jugs, meds, pets)
- Family group alerts so everyone knows when to shelter or evacuate
Severe weather is intensifying and 5000+ residents actively searched for Miami Valley storm impact overnight, showing acute real-time demand that existing weather apps poorly serve
Confirmed real acute demand: Hurricane Helene left 55,000+ Miami Valley households without power and tens of thousands searched during events, but it's episodic/event-driven rather than sustained app usage.Miami Valley still dark: Over 55,000 households without power after storm ↗Major storms batter the Miami Valley: A look back at 2024 ↗
Highly crowded: NOAA Weather Alerts (free, official), AccuWeather, The Weather Channel, Storm Radar, Weather Underground, WeatherBug, MyRadar, Disaster Alert and Life360 all already deliver hyperlocal alerts and prep features.Top 10 Apps for Real-Time Weather Alerts and Preparedness ↗10 Apps to Help You Prepare for Hurricane Season and Other Big Storms ↗
WTP is proven (Weather Channel Premium at $29.99/yr or $4.99/mo), but storm prep is seasonal/episodic — users churn between events, limiting LTV vs. daily weather apps.What's included in the Premium Subscription? - The Weather Channel ↗Storm Radar: Weather Tracker Pricing & IAP Items ↗
Severe weather is intensifying due to climate change, with 2024 showing repeated major storms in the Miami Valley and record hurricane seasons — durable secular tailwind.Major storms batter the Miami Valley: A look back at 2024 ↗
Aggregating outage ETA requires partnerships with hundreds of municipal utilities (each owns its data and has its own app), plus state DOT road-closure feeds and FEMA flood maps; outage ETAs are notoriously hard to predict reliably.Hydro One Storm Centre (outage map example) ↗Hundreds without power in the Miami Valley following storms ↗