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Track the Storm. Understand Its Reach. Know What's at Risk.
Global cyclone tracks. Forecast intelligence. Storm intensity. Wind radii. Historical footprints & impacts.
Hurricanes, typhoons, and tropical cyclones can affect enormous geographic areas, threatening properties, infrastructure, transportation networks, supply chains, and communities.
Understanding these storms requires more than following the projected path of their centers.
DisasterAWARE delivers global tropical cyclone intelligence that connects authoritative forecasts and warnings with observed storm tracks, intensity information, wind radii, geographic hazard footprints, and enriched historical catastrophe records.
From developing tropical disturbances to major landfalling hurricanes and typhoons, our intelligence helps technology providers understand where storms are moving, how their intensity and geographic reach are changing, and which locations may be exposed.
Designed for insurance, reinsurance, catastrophe analytics, risk intelligence, supply chain, business continuity, and enterprise technology platforms, DisasterAWARE makes supported tropical cyclone intelligence available through APIs, webhooks, historical data delivery, geospatial services, and AI-native integrations.
Follow the storm. Understand its footprint. Identify what may be affected.
Understand Tropical Cyclones Before, During & After Landfall.
Global Storm Tracking, Forecasts & Authoritative Warnings
Monitor developing and active tropical cyclones through authoritative storm tracking information, forecast products, and available warnings from supported meteorological agencies.
DisasterAWARE incorporates tropical cyclone information from scientific and operational sources to provide a connected view of storm development and movement.
Available intelligence includes:
- •Storm Locations: Geographic positions of developing and active tropical cyclones.
- •Observed Tracks: Reported storm positions and movement over time.
- •Forecast Tracks: Available projected storm paths and forecast positions.
- •Storm Intensity: Reported or estimated maximum sustained winds, pressure, and intensity classifications.
- •Storm Movement: Available direction, speed, and changes in storm position.
- •Forecast Updates: Revised storm positions, intensity estimates, and projected paths as new advisories become available.
- •Authoritative Warnings: Supported hurricane, typhoon, tropical storm, and related meteorological alerts.
Global Tropical Cyclone Intelligence
DisasterAWARE supports intelligence across major tropical cyclone basins, including the Atlantic, eastern and western Pacific, Indian Ocean, and Southern Hemisphere.
Our approach combines supported authoritative meteorological sources and global cyclone datasets to help partners monitor storms across geographic regions.
Beyond the Forecast Track
A forecast track represents the projected movement of a storm's center—not the full area that may experience hazardous conditions.
DisasterAWARE connects storm tracking information with available wind radii, intensity, and geographic hazard intelligence to support a more complete understanding of storm exposure.
Storm Intensity, Wind Radii & Geographic Footprints
The geographic reach of a tropical cyclone can extend hundreds of miles beyond its center.
For insurers, businesses, and risk intelligence providers, understanding the storm's footprint is often more valuable than knowing its central location alone.
DisasterAWARE incorporates available storm intensity information, wind radii, and geographic hazard data to characterize the spatial extent of tropical cyclone conditions.
Available intelligence includes:
Maximum Sustained Winds
Access reported or estimated storm intensity information, including maximum sustained wind speeds.
Central Pressure
Incorporate available atmospheric pressure information associated with storm intensity.
Tropical Storm-Force Wind Radii
Understand the available geographic reach of tropical storm-force winds around the cyclone.
Hurricane-Force Wind Radii
Identify available areas associated with hurricane-force wind conditions.
Quadrant-Based Wind Information
Use available wind radii describing differences in storm extent across geographic quadrants.
Geographic Wind Footprints
Incorporate available observed or modeled wind footprints to characterize areas potentially affected by significant winds.
Storm Evolution
Follow available changes in intensity, wind extent, and geographic storm characteristics over time.
Wind radii and geographic footprints provide important context for evaluating potential exposure across property portfolios, infrastructure networks, and business operations.
*Wind radii are reported or estimated storm characteristics, not confirmation that every location within a given radius experienced the specified wind speed. Observed and modeled wind footprints should be distinguished from forecasts.*
Historical Tropical Cyclone Intelligence & Event Evolution
Historical tropical cyclone data provides valuable evidence for catastrophe modeling, property risk assessment, event reconstruction, and long-term resilience planning.
DisasterAWARE's historical catastrophe database incorporates enriched tropical cyclone records, including information derived from the International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS) and supported authoritative storm datasets.
Available historical intelligence includes:
- •Historical Storm Tracks: Geographic positions and movement of past tropical cyclones.
- •Storm Timing: Available event dates, observation times, and duration information.
- •Intensity Evolution: Changes in reported or estimated storm intensity over time.
- •Maximum Wind Speeds: Available historical wind intensity measurements or estimates.
- •Central Pressure: Available atmospheric pressure observations and estimates.
- •Wind Radii: Supported tropical storm-force and hurricane-force wind radii.
- •Geographic Footprints: Available storm-related wind fields and geographic hazard information.
- •Associated Impacts: Available information about casualties, displacement, damage, and other reported consequences.
Historical Storm Reconstruction
By connecting historical storm positions, intensity, wind radii, and supporting information, DisasterAWARE helps technology partners better understand how individual cyclones evolved.
These records support catastrophe model research, historical event validation, portfolio exposure analysis, and other applications.
Historical data completeness varies by storm, basin, observation period, and source.
Featured Dataset: Historical Hurricane & Tropical Cyclone Data
Explore enriched tropical cyclone tracks, intensity, wind radii, and supporting historical catastrophe information.
Compound Hazards, Geographic Exposure & Associated Impacts
Tropical cyclones create risks extending well beyond their wind fields.
Heavy rainfall, inland flooding, coastal inundation, storm surge, tornadoes, and infrastructure disruptions can contribute to significant consequences.
DisasterAWARE connects tropical cyclone intelligence with its broader multi-hazard data foundation to help technology partners evaluate related threats.
Wind Exposure
Evaluate the relationship between available cyclone wind footprints and customer-supplied properties, facilities, and other locations.
Heavy Rainfall & Flooding
Connect tropical cyclone events with supported precipitation information, flood warnings, hydrological observations, and available inundation footprints.
Coastal Hazards
Incorporate available coastal flooding and storm surge warnings or geographic information from supported sources.
Associated Severe Storms
Monitor available tornado reports, damaging wind observations, and other severe convective weather associated with tropical cyclone events.
Infrastructure & Population Exposure
Combine geographic hazard information with available infrastructure, population, vulnerability, and transportation layers.
Reported Consequences
Associate available information about property damage, fatalities, injuries, displacement, evacuations, and operational disruptions with significant storm events.
Expanding Downstream Impact Intelligence
DisasterAWARE is expanding its connected repository of catastrophe impacts to incorporate additional information about insured losses, damaged buildings, power outages, transportation disruptions, and other consequences.
These relationships support a longer-term vision of connected disaster intelligence that can help organizations understand not only what happened, but what matters and what actions may warrant consideration.
Why Disasteraware Is Different
More Than Hurricane Tracks. Intelligence About the Full Geographic Threat.
Global Tropical Cyclone Coverage
Access supported tropical cyclone intelligence across major ocean basins, including hurricanes, typhoons, and cyclones.
Authoritative Forecast & Warning Intelligence
Connect storm tracks and forecasts with available official advisories, warnings, and geographic threat information.
Wind Radii & Geographic Storm Footprints
Go beyond the storm center with available wind radii, intensity information, and geographic wind footprints.
Storm Evolution Over Time
Understand changes in storm location, intensity, wind extent, and available geographic characteristics.
Enriched Historical Cyclone Records
Access historical storm tracks, intensity, wind radii, and supporting catastrophe information through an integrated data foundation.
Connected Multi-Hazard Exposure & Impact
Link cyclone intelligence with flooding, severe storms, geographic exposure, and available reported consequences.
Enterprise & AI-Native Delivery
Integrate supported cyclone intelligence through APIs, webhooks, historical datasets, geospatial services, and MCP-enabled access.
Featured Intelligence Workflow
From Tropical Cyclone Forecast to Geographic Exposure & Impact.
DisasterAWARE connects authoritative storm information, geographic wind intelligence, historical records, and associated hazards to help technology partners understand tropical cyclone events as they develop.
Anticipate — Follow the Developing Storm
Access available storm positions, forecast tracks, intensity information, and authoritative warnings.
Understand where the storm is projected to move and which regions may face hazardous conditions.
Monitor — Track Intensity & Geographic Evolution
Follow available changes in storm location, wind speed, pressure, wind radii, and geographic extent.
Incorporate updated observations and advisories as the event develops.
Assess — Understand the Geographic Threat
Connect available wind radii and hazard footprints with customer-supplied property locations, infrastructure, transportation networks, and other important assets.
Incorporate relevant flooding, coastal hazard, and severe weather information.
Connect — Evaluate Historical Context & Consequences
Associate available damage reports, infrastructure disruptions, displacement information, and other reported impacts with the cyclone.
Use historical storm intelligence to support event analysis and post-event assessment.
Featured Capability: From Hurricane Track to Portfolio Exposure
A Storm's Center Is Only Part of the Story.
Consider a major hurricane approaching a coastline containing thousands of insured properties, critical infrastructure, and industrial facilities.
Before Landfall — Forecast Intelligence
Authoritative storm forecasts identify the projected path, intensity, and expected movement of the hurricane.
As the Storm Approaches — Wind Radii & Geographic Reach
Available tropical storm-force and hurricane-force wind radii provide additional information about the geographic extent of the storm.
During the Event — Observations & Updates
Updated storm positions, intensity estimates, and available wind information help characterize changing conditions.
Exposure Analysis — Identify Potentially Affected Properties
A technology partner overlays available storm footprints and wind information with insured property locations to identify potentially exposed assets.
After the Event — Historical Reconstruction & Impacts
Observed storm tracks, available wind footprints, flood information, and reported damage help support post-event catastrophe analysis.
The result: A more complete understanding of tropical cyclone exposure—not simply whether a property was near the forecast track.
Built On Authoritative Tropical Cyclone Sources & Applied Science
Global Storm Archives. Operational Forecast Centers. Scientific Hazard Intelligence.
DisasterAWARE technology is rooted in decades of applied science and disaster management expertise developed through the Pacific Disaster Center.
Our tropical cyclone intelligence incorporates supported authoritative storm forecasts, operational advisories, historical best-track records, scientific datasets, and geographic hazard information.
IBTrACS — International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship
IBTrACS provides a globally consolidated historical tropical cyclone archive, supporting analysis of storm tracks, intensity, and available supporting characteristics.
DisasterAWARE incorporates IBTrACS-derived information into its enriched historical catastrophe intelligence.
NOAA National Hurricane Center (NHC)
NHC products provide authoritative tropical cyclone forecasts, advisories, tracks, intensity information, and available wind radii for its areas of responsibility.
Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC)
JTWC products contribute tropical cyclone tracking and forecast information across supported ocean basins.
National & Regional Meteorological Agencies
Supported meteorological agencies and regional tropical cyclone centers provide warnings, advisories, and geographic threat information.
NOAA & Scientific Weather Sources
Available weather observations, forecast products, and environmental datasets provide supporting context about cyclone conditions and associated meteorological hazards.
Flood, Coastal & Severe Storm Sources
DisasterAWARE's broader data integrations contribute available flood warnings, hydrological observations, inundation footprints, and severe storm intelligence associated with tropical cyclones.
Geographic Exposure & Impact Data
Population, infrastructure, vulnerability, and available reported impact information help connect cyclone hazards with potentially affected locations.
Nine Ways Disasteraware Supports Enterprise Workflows
Turn Tropical Cyclone Intelligence into More Valuable Customer Applications.
Insurance Claims Triage
Use available storm tracks, wind radii, geographic footprints, and associated hazard information to identify insured properties that may warrant post-event investigation.
Reinsurance & Catastrophe Analytics
Enrich catastrophe analysis with historical cyclone tracks, intensity evolution, wind radii, geographic hazard footprints, and available associated impacts.
Property Underwriting & Portfolio Risk
Evaluate historical tropical cyclone activity and geographic storm exposure near insured properties and portfolios.
Catastrophe Model Validation
Compare historical cyclone tracks, intensity measurements, wind radii, and available hazard observations with catastrophe model assumptions and event estimates.
Supply Chain & Logistics Technology
Monitor tropical cyclone threats near ports, suppliers, manufacturing facilities, distribution centers, and transportation networks.
Risk Intelligence & Corporate Security
Provide awareness of developing tropical cyclones and associated hazards affecting facilities, personnel locations, and global operations.
Business Continuity & Resilience
Support storm preparedness, geographic exposure assessment, operational monitoring, and post-event recovery planning.
Utilities & Critical Infrastructure
Identify cyclone-related wind, flood, and severe weather threats affecting power infrastructure, transportation networks, communications facilities, and other critical assets.
AI-Powered Catastrophe & Decision Intelligence
Connect cyclone forecasts, observations, historical tracks, geographic footprints, exposed assets, and available impacts to support automated analysis and future decision-support applications.
Related Products & Data Capabilities
Tropical Cyclone Intelligence Connected to a Broader Disaster Data Foundation.
DisasterAWARE connects hurricane and tropical cyclone forecasts with observed storm information, historical catastrophe records, geographic exposure, and available impact intelligence.
Explore Our Historical Hurricane & Tropical Cyclone Dataset
Access enriched historical cyclone tracks, intensity information, wind radii, available geographic footprints, and supporting catastrophe records.
Designed for insurance, reinsurance, catastrophe analytics, property risk, and geospatial applications.
Related Data Capabilities
Warnings & Predictive Intelligence
Explore authoritative tropical cyclone warnings, forecast tracks, intensity predictions, and associated geographic threat information.
Observed Hazard Intelligence
Understand reported storm positions, intensity evolution, available wind information, and geographic evidence of cyclone conditions.
Exposure & Impact Intelligence
Connect cyclone footprints and associated hazards with potentially exposed properties, infrastructure, populations, and available reported consequences.
Historical Disaster Database
Access enriched historical catastrophe records, including tropical cyclone tracks, wind radii, intensity information, and available impacts.
Global Coverage & Sources
Explore DisasterAWARE's authoritative meteorological integrations, geographic coverage, tropical cyclone sources, and supporting data network.
Geospatial Data Layers
Access wind, precipitation, weather forecasts, population, vulnerability, infrastructure, and supporting geographic intelligence.
Related Hazard Intelligence
Floods
Explore flood warnings, hydrological observations, inundation footprints, and historical flood intelligence associated with tropical cyclone rainfall.
Severe Weather
Monitor high winds, heavy precipitation, and other meteorological threats associated with tropical cyclone activity.
Severe Convective Storms — Hail, Wind & Tornadoes
Explore tornado tracks, damaging wind footprints, severe storm observations, and historical convective storm intelligence.
All Hazard Types
Discover DisasterAWARE's broader multi-hazard intelligence offering across natural disasters, severe weather, environmental threats, and human-induced disruptions.
Hurricane Intelligence That Goes Beyond the Forecast Track.
A tropical cyclone's projected path is only one part of understanding the threat. Its intensity, geographic wind extent, rainfall, flooding, associated severe weather, and potential consequences can affect locations far beyond the storm's center. DisasterAWARE combines authoritative tropical cyclone forecasts, observed storm tracks, wind radii, historical catastrophe records, geographic exposure, and available impact information to provide a more complete picture of tropical cyclone risk. From developing storms to historical catastrophe analysis, our intelligence helps technology partners deliver more meaningful hurricane and cyclone awareness to their customers.