Weather Data Is Everywhere. Useful Answers Aren't.
Imagine your phone suddenly tells you there is a Severe Thunderstorm Warning. That warning is important, but for a vehicle owner it immediately creates another question: What should I do now?
Those are the questions people care about when severe weather develops. Traditional weather apps often provide the radar, forecast and warning. HailNerd™ is designed around helping you understand what that information may mean for your location and your vehicle.
HailNerd™ is not built around the question “What is the weather?” It is built around the question “Do I need to protect my vehicle?”
HailNerd™ Is a Decision Tool, Not Just Another Weather App
Most weather apps are designed to tell you everything about the weather. HailNerd™ intentionally has a much narrower mission: help you understand when hail, severe thunderstorms or damaging winds may threaten your selected location.
Depending on the available severe-weather information, HailNerd™ can evaluate:
Public Weather Data Is the Raw Material. HailNerd™ Is What We Build From It.
Some people hear that HailNerd™ uses publicly available weather data and immediately ask why anyone should pay for it. But public data is only useful when someone can interpret it quickly enough to make a decision.
Raw Weather Information
- Radar imagery
- Warning polygons
- Storm motion
- Hail information
- Wind information
- Severe-weather outlooks
- Multiple screens and sources
The HailNerd™ Approach
- Focus on your selected location
- Bring relevant severe-weather information together
- Explain what the system checked
- Translate the threat into plain language
- Help you decide whether action may be appropriate
- Keep the focus on hail, damaging wind and vehicle protection
Think About GPS Navigation
Roads are public. Street names are public. Construction notices and traffic information often come from public agencies. You could gather all of that information yourself and manually plan every turn.
Most people use navigation software instead because it takes available information and answers the question that matters: “What is the best way for me to get there?”
HailNerd™ applies the same idea to severe weather. The value is not hiding weather information from you. The value is bringing relevant information together and helping answer: “What does this storm mean for me?”
“My Weather App Already Shows Radar.”
Absolutely. If you are comfortable reading radar, understanding warning polygons, evaluating storm motion, researching hail information and deciding how all of those pieces relate to your location, HailNerd™ may not be something you need.
HailNerd™ was not created because radar does not exist. It was created because most vehicle owners do not want to become amateur meteorologists every time a severe thunderstorm develops.
You may not want another weather forecast. You may simply want to know: “Do I need to move the car?”
The Cost of Getting the Decision Wrong Can Be Much Higher Than $39.95
A single hailstorm can damage paint, body panels, roofs, hoods and vehicle glass. The potential repair cost can be many times the price of an annual HailNerd™ membership.
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HailNerd™ cannot guarantee that hail damage will be prevented. Weather changes and storms evolve. The value is having another specialized tool designed to help you understan