Weather & technology: Tornado app
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Weather & technology: Tornado app

Title: Weather & technology: Tornado app

Published: Mon, 13 Jun 2011

Description: The devastating tornadoes that tore across Massachusetts on June 1st were a wake-up call that deadly storms can happen here.

Full Article: http://www.myfoxboston.com/dpp/morning/weather-%26-technology%3A-tornado-app

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" And welcome back on Monday morning we don't know the data dating tornado that work map it's on you are really are a wake up call that depth charm and indeed happen here. And morning we're gonna introduce new technology. That could help save lives and severe weather and merchant. And believe it or not technology was designed to buy an electric cratered just kidding me this morning and this is pat hardy Har and you and I Connie -- for short. Thank you so much wind -- a moment that you are watching regional high school. And you are the top winner at eight and there gradually I had quite an honor quite an award. A little bit about what you don't you be created a tornado."

" Exactly tornado app is a ask mark -- application for the out Windows Phone 7 operating and that's designed to help people prepare -- severe weather emergency. And it does this by at cleaning methods. First they get people opt to date weather information. Secondly it educate them about tornadoes and severe weather and finally and most important thing. -- application helps people do based repertory task to get completely ready. For the eleven imagine. All the commenting here is whether Harry and I and you kind of I whether or not whether he would. A great thing and how the idea of all right."

" Yeah I've always been an interest in England weather particularly severe weather thunderstorms and tornados. But this application. Sort of began."

" In on July 19 and when he first of 2000 intent on -- on exactly when we had about powerful. Of thunderstorms that produce a tornado warnings in the master at area. And and we don't usually get tornado warnings in this area."

" I was really surprised by these events I want to look into developing a tool that can help people get ready for governor --"

" Police have done that and quite that well how we're looking at video of course front front you know just. Week and a half ago the first -- and when a tornado came on through and do you actually during that time were able to add -- out the application developed out how to edit it."

" Well I'm happy to eighty application performed exactly the way I designed it and it was great actually tell the application to be a severe weather imagine. Though because on the head -- a -- with -- people through -- they were in the tornado on the first units are afraid for consider whether an area. How how it would work because what you're seeing on that phone right there they leave translated on this board how the applicant would work when it's. So let's go."

" What do Paris would do if they were using application. Life and they open up tornado -- today immediately get -- weather information for their location."

" Forecast weather alert current conditions and a variety of weather can help them pinpoint -- location -- a."

" And application can also help them do they repertory -- For example one feature well predict the probability of India whether it and then conclude an optional plan of action based on current situation."

" Another teacher. Will find it nearby shelters and direct you into their -- around trying need to get safety the application how can do that it's not helpful to you are -- you -- that's -- Another feature that I was using very often lets -- feature called an apartment and what -- is automatically gather information about your."

" Particular weather front."

" And compiled a former part that is automatically pull it on to your Facebook --"

" your friends and family are notified about the exact location and time of your report. So I've -- very different tools to help people get ready."

" In many different situations -- here in -- outside when you have Internet back to you don't you'll be able to use its application to get ready for the Atlanta and Ottawa. Absolutely -- your and things are happening this month the developers write."

" Exactly I'm looking you up hopefully -- tornado -- and on to the window on marketplace."

" And then I planned to spend it on to other mobile platforms including the iPhone android and Blackberry platform. "

" I think everybody on the -- I'd be shocked if they weren't and we all are so so amazed by what he's done what you want because the science -- you know 350. Didn't cross it with an air bags under that project. We beat them all out there is a wonderful quite an accomplishment."

" Thank you what it does sound."

" It's my first time doing science and it was incredible I met so many amazing people so many students on many judges and --"

" Who really inspired me to continue my education in science. And in terms of awards I got it's a great opportunities from various different organizations including."

" The national Oceanic and atmospheric administration and the Massachusetts state science and engineering --"

" And really. Aunt and uncles are all about and the living proof -- that morning. Aren't. And and."

" Well I mean maybe we'll see tornados have become a web technology and not tapped out and and --"

" These new features an expanded from being just an application. In you anymore universal web technology -- you cup honey it's time to figure. And gradually and I thank my question."

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