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7/10

StormPath Coastal

A hyperlocal hurricane-impact planner that translates seasonal forecasts and live NHC/ENSO data into a personalized risk score for your exact address, with a 14-day prep checklist and insurance-document checklist.

Target user

Homeowners and small landlords along the U.S. Gulf and Atlantic coasts

Features
  • Address-level risk score combining CSU/NOAA seasonal forecasts with ENSO phase and local surge/flood maps
  • Auto-generated 14-day prep checklist that ticks off as storms approach (shutters, generator fuel, evacuation kit)
  • Insurance and documentation packet: photo logs of property and valuables stored with timestamped cloud backup
  • Family evacuation router that proposes meeting points and inland lodging based on declared hurricane track
Why now

Revised CSU forecasts in July 2026 and an intensifying Super El Niño are driving renewed homeowner anxiety even as storm counts drop — people still need to prep for the one storm that could land.

Signals · overall 7/10
Demand
7/10

Global Hurricane Tracker App market at $264.1M in 2025, projected to $456.2M by 2032 at 8.1% CAGR, with multiple paid consumer offerings (Hurrtracker, MyRadar) and source trend showing 200+ US searches — clear active demand, but served by numerous existing players.Worldwide Hurricane Tracker APP Market 2026 - PW ConsultingHurrtracker Premium features

Whitespace
5/10

Multiple direct competitors already offer address/ZIP-level hurricane risk tools: Where Is The Hurricane Now (ZIP impact score), PerilScore (address risk check), GetStormRisk (cone + address alerts), and the Coastal Homeowner's Handbook app — the ENSO + NHC + insurance-doc + 14-day combo is differentiated but the category is crowded.Hurricane Impact Score by ZIP Code | Where Is The Hurricane NowGetStormRisk — Know If Your Address Is In The Hurricane ConeFree Property Risk Check - PerilScore.com

Monetization
6/10

Willingness to pay demonstrated at category level ($264M market) and via insurance-side B2B tools (Q-risq), but consumer-side reference pricing is low (Hurrtracker $5/yr) and most basic tracking is freely available via built-in iOS/Android weather features — modest ARPU ceiling for a consumer-only play.Q-risq - Location Specific Hurricane Storm Surge & Wind DataUse Hurricane Tracker On Any Device & Any Browser!

Longevity
9/10

Hurricane prep is a perennial June-November need that recurs every year regardless of forecast

Feasibility
7/10

All required inputs are public/cheap — NHC forecasts, NOAA ENSO data, Census/address geocoding, FEMA flood maps, plus static insurance prep lists — so building a personalized risk score + checklist is achievable without novel AI or proprietary data; insurance-doc checklist mostly templating.Hurricane Season Insurance Checklist for 2026 | InsuraFAQ

weather.com · 200+ searches · USGoogle Trends · 2026-07-09 (15d ago)