Weather alert
| Weather alert
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| legal form | Not specified |
| founding | 2005 |
| Seat | Ittigen b. Bern |
| Branch | Weather service |
| Website | wetteralarm.ch |
Wetter-Alarm is a free weather app with a Switzerland-wide storm warning service. The application is provided by the cantonal building insurance companies and contains weather data from SRF Meteo . Weather alarm is operated throughout Switzerland as an instrument for natural hazard prevention.
Warning system
Weather alarm is a free service for all people who can be affected by storms, such as building owners, road users and recreational athletes. The timely information about current storms should help to avoid damage as much as possible.
The severe weather system comprises seven types of severe weather: thunderstorms and hail , heavy rain , winds and storms , snow , frost , black ice and floods . The risk of severe weather is classified according to a three-stage scale, in which the responsible meteorologist, in addition to predefined threshold values, includes the meteorological history and the season in his assessment of the situation.
Switzerland is divided into 172 different alarm regions. The grading is primarily based on the damage potential of the storm and not always on fixed threshold values.
| Warning level 1 | Warning level 2 | Warning level 3 | |
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| Severe weather intensity | low | medium | strong |
| warning at | slight risk of damage | increased risk of damage | Danger to life and limb |
| Number of warnings per year and region | about 40 | approx. 20 | approx. 2-3 |
history
Wetter-Alarm was originally launched as an SMS storm warning service by the Gebäudeversicherung Bern in March 2005. The service was developed and launched together with SRF Meteo . The founders were awarded the recognition award by the Swiss insurance industry in 2005.
Wetter-Alarm has been available as a free application for iOS and Android devices for Switzerland since 2011. In 2012, in cooperation with the National Alarm Center (NAZ), the federal warnings (SOV alarms) were integrated into the app. Thanks to cooperation with the Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN), the weather alarm app has also been warning of floods since 2016.
In 2017, Wetter-Alarm received two awards for “Best of Swiss Apps”: a gold award for the user experience (UX) and a bronze award for the functionality of the application.
Free weather app for Switzerland
Weather alarm is available free of charge for all Android and iOS devices. In addition to the severe weather warning service, the weather alarm offers the following functions:
- Current weather data and 6-day weather forecasts for all locations in Switzerland
- National forecast map
- Severe weather map with the current severe weather warnings
- Precipitation radar with preview and review of 48 hours
- Lightning radar with preview and review of 48 hours
- Flood map of Switzerland
- Over 190 integrated webcams with panoramic images in HD quality
- Prevention tips for protecting your belongings in the event of storms
- Integrated information platform on the subject of weather
- Event weather so that organizers can warn their visitors of possible storms
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Report on the press portal. Press portal, accessed on October 21, 2009 .
- ↑ Severe weather warning Switzerland: overview of alarms & tips in the event of severe weather. In: Weather Alert. Accessed June 11, 2019 (Swiss Standard German).
- ↑ Innovation Prize of the Swiss Insurance Industry. (No longer available online.) Swiss Insurance Company, archived from the original on March 22, 2012 ; Retrieved October 21, 2009 .
- ^ Hall of Fame - Best of Swiss Apps. Retrieved June 11, 2019 .