Accuweather, Inc.

Jonathan Porter

Michael R Root

Daniel DePodwin

Joel N Myers

Michael Alan Steinberg

Steve Smith

Scott Mackaro

Chris Patti

Guy Pearson

Dan Depodwin

A first device may receive data inputs from data sources corresponding to raw weather, non-weather, and/or environmental data. The first device may generate targeted alerts based on the data inputs and transmit the targeted alerts to a second device associated with a user.

Platform for producing alerts related to severe weather and non-weather events

Display panel with graphical user interface for a communication device

Currently available weather forecasts, which include a specific snowfall accumulation or range, do not convey the probability that snowfall will be within the forecasted snowfall accumulation range, probabilities of other snowfall accumulation amounts, or a forecaster's level of confidence. A snowfall probability distribution forecasting system is disclosed that uses a rules-based process to leverage third party weather forecasts, including members of ensemble forecasts, to generate snowfall probability distributions forecasting the most likely snowfall accumulation range, the probability that snowfall accumulation will be within the most likely snowfall accumulation range, and probabilities that snowfall accumulation will be outside of the most likely snowfall accumulation range. To ensure consistency with the deterministic forecast, the snowfall probability distribution may be shifted based on a deterministic forecast. Because third party weather forecasts can produce a non-normal distribution of snowfall accumulation forecasts, the snowfall probability distribution may be normalized.

System and method for forecasting snowfall probability distributions

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State College, PA, United States of America

Jonathan Porter