SafeSky Local
Hyperlocal severe-weather companion that pinpoints your street on the radar, finds the nearest certified storm shelter, and auto-pings your emergency contacts the moment a warning drops for your address.
Tornado Alley and Midwest residents who want street-level, actionable alerts instead of a county-wide siren
- Street-level radar overlay showing the polygon clipped to your block, not the whole county
- FEMA-certified shelter finder with turn-by-turn driving directions and walking-time estimate
- Automatic SMS check-in to chosen contacts when a tornado or severe-thunderstorm warning is issued for your geofenced address
- Live NOAA weather radio audio stream with one-tap recording for evidence and insurance claims
An active tornado warning in Marion County just drove 5,000+ searches to a single local TV station (WHIO), revealing that mainstream apps like The Weather Channel and AccuWeather are too broad to tell a resident which side of their county the funnel is actually tracking on
Real but event-driven demand; existing apps like Hyperlocal Weather, RadarScope, MyRadar, and Storm Shelter Finder already serve this audience, plus a dedicated TornadoPath tracker using NWS data.Storm Shelter Finder ↗Live Tornado Tracker Map | Real-Time Tornado Warning Alerts ↗
Crowded category: dedicated shelter finder (Storm Shelter Finder), hyperlocal radar apps (Hyperlocal Weather, Rain by the Minute), and pro-grade trackers (RadarScope/MyRadar) all overlap with the proposed features.Rain Drop Gauge & Hyperlocal Weather App — Rain by the Minute ↗Storm Shelter Finder ↗
Most severe-weather apps are free or freemium because users expect lifesaving data; Storm Shelter Finder is free, NWS data is public, and Tornado Alley users can fall back on free county sirens and TV station coverage.Storm Shelter Finder ↗
Tornado season is a recurring annual need across the central US, with climate trends extending it, ensuring a permanent user base
Buildable with NWS public API, third-party radar tiles, and a shelter directory; main lift is geofencing at street level, reliable emergency-contact dispatch, and maintaining shelter data accuracy (Storm Shelter Finder already notes data can be outdated).How the Storm Shelter Finder Works ↗