https://www.nasa.gov/feature/langley/nasa-takes-an-insured-look-at-hailstorm-risk

When a hail storm strikes, the damage can be catastrophic for homes, businesses, agriculture and infrastructure. In fact, with damage totals sometimes exceeding $1 billion, hailstorms are the costliest severe storm hazard for the insurance industry, making reliable, long-term data necessary to estimate insured damage and assess extreme loss risks.

That’s why a team of NASA scientists is working with international partners to use satellite data to detect hailstorms, hail damage, and improve our understanding of hail frequency. This project will provide long term regional- to global-scale maps of severe storm occurrence, catastrophe models, and new methods to improve short-term forecasting of these storms.

“We’re using data from many satellite sensors to really dig in and understand when and where hailstorms are likely to occur and the widespread damage that they can cause,” said Kristopher Bedka, principal investigator at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. “This is a first-of-its-kind project and we’re beginning to show how useful this satellite data can be to the reinsurance industry, forecasters, researchers, and many other stakeholders.”

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Divine Angel said:

https://www.nasa.gov/feature/langley/nasa-takes-an-insured-look-at-hailstorm-risk

When a hail storm strikes, the damage can be catastrophic for homes, businesses, agriculture and infrastructure. In fact, with damage totals sometimes exceeding $1 billion, hailstorms are the costliest severe storm hazard for the insurance industry, making reliable, long-term data necessary to estimate insured damage and assess extreme loss risks.

That’s why a team of NASA scientists is working with international partners to use satellite data to detect hailstorms, hail damage, and improve our understanding of hail frequency. This project will provide long term regional- to global-scale maps of severe storm occurrence, catastrophe models, and new methods to improve short-term forecasting of these storms.

“We’re using data from many satellite sensors to really dig in and understand when and where hailstorms are likely to occur and the widespread damage that they can cause,” said Kristopher Bedka, principal investigator at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. “This is a first-of-its-kind project and we’re beginning to show how useful this satellite data can be to the reinsurance industry, forecasters, researchers, and many other stakeholders.”

(More at link)

Excellent. Our Steve was Australia’s expert on hail storms, and I did some work on it for CSIRO. Steve went back through all the historical accounts of hail in Australia to make a hail map of the country. I liaised with NRMA insurance and with the Emergency Services people to get their information on hail damage around the country.

Thunder and rain are easily spotted from space. Hail, I’m not sure how good satellites are at distinguishing between rain and hail. I hope they are good at it.

mollwollfumble said:

Divine Angel said:

https://www.nasa.gov/feature/langley/nasa-takes-an-insured-look-at-hailstorm-risk

When a hail storm strikes, the damage can be catastrophic for homes, businesses, agriculture and infrastructure. In fact, with damage totals sometimes exceeding $1 billion, hailstorms are the costliest severe storm hazard for the insurance industry, making reliable, long-term data necessary to estimate insured damage and assess extreme loss risks.

That’s why a team of NASA scientists is working with international partners to use satellite data to detect hailstorms, hail damage, and improve our understanding of hail frequency. This project will provide long term regional- to global-scale maps of severe storm occurrence, catastrophe models, and new methods to improve short-term forecasting of these storms.

“We’re using data from many satellite sensors to really dig in and understand when and where hailstorms are likely to occur and the widespread damage that they can cause,” said Kristopher Bedka, principal investigator at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. “This is a first-of-its-kind project and we’re beginning to show how useful this satellite data can be to the reinsurance industry, forecasters, researchers, and many other stakeholders.”

(More at link)

Excellent. Our Steve was Australia’s expert on hail storms, and I did some work on it for CSIRO. Steve went back through all the historical accounts of hail in Australia to make a hail map of the country. I liaised with NRMA insurance and with the Emergency Services people to get their information on hail damage around the country.

Thunder and rain are easily spotted from space. Hail, I’m not sure how good satellites are at distinguishing between rain and hail. I hope they are good at it.

is that dude still around?

Arts said:

mollwollfumble said:

Divine Angel said:

https://www.nasa.gov/feature/langley/nasa-takes-an-insured-look-at-hailstorm-risk

When a hail storm strikes, the damage can be catastrophic for homes, businesses, agriculture and infrastructure. In fact, with damage totals sometimes exceeding $1 billion, hailstorms are the costliest severe storm hazard for the insurance industry, making reliable, long-term data necessary to estimate insured damage and assess extreme loss risks.

That’s why a team of NASA scientists is working with international partners to use satellite data to detect hailstorms, hail damage, and improve our understanding of hail frequency. This project will provide long term regional- to global-scale maps of severe storm occurrence, catastrophe models, and new methods to improve short-term forecasting of these storms.

“We’re using data from many satellite sensors to really dig in and understand when and where hailstorms are likely to occur and the widespread damage that they can cause,” said Kristopher Bedka, principal investigator at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. “This is a first-of-its-kind project and we’re beginning to show how useful this satellite data can be to the reinsurance industry, forecasters, researchers, and many other stakeholders.”

(More at link)

Excellent. Our Steve was Australia’s expert on hail storms, and I did some work on it for CSIRO. Steve went back through all the historical accounts of hail in Australia to make a hail map of the country. I liaised with NRMA insurance and with the Emergency Services people to get their information on hail damage around the country.

Thunder and rain are easily spotted from space. Hail, I’m not sure how good satellites are at distinguishing between rain and hail. I hope they are good at it.

is that dude still around?

Yes. Posted not long ago on the FB page re Mammals.

Bogsnorkler said:

Arts said:

mollwollfumble said:

Excellent. Our Steve was Australia’s expert on hail storms, and I did some work on it for CSIRO. Steve went back through all the historical accounts of hail in Australia to make a hail map of the country. I liaised with NRMA insurance and with the Emergency Services people to get their information on hail damage around the country.

Thunder and rain are easily spotted from space. Hail, I’m not sure how good satellites are at distinguishing between rain and hail. I hope they are good at it.

is that dude still around?

Yes. Posted not long ago on the FB page re Mammals.

sorry, marsupials.

mollwollfumble said:

Divine Angel said:

https://www.nasa.gov/feature/langley/nasa-takes-an-insured-look-at-hailstorm-risk

When a hail storm strikes, the damage can be catastrophic for homes, businesses, agriculture and infrastructure. In fact, with damage totals sometimes exceeding $1 billion, hailstorms are the costliest severe storm hazard for the insurance industry, making reliable, long-term data necessary to estimate insured damage and assess extreme loss risks.

That’s why a team of NASA scientists is working with international partners to use satellite data to detect hailstorms, hail damage, and improve our understanding of hail frequency. This project will provide long term regional- to global-scale maps of severe storm occurrence, catastrophe models, and new methods to improve short-term forecasting of these storms.

“We’re using data from many satellite sensors to really dig in and understand when and where hailstorms are likely to occur and the widespread damage that they can cause,” said Kristopher Bedka, principal investigator at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. “This is a first-of-its-kind project and we’re beginning to show how useful this satellite data can be to the reinsurance industry, forecasters, researchers, and many other stakeholders.”

(More at link)

Excellent. Our Steve was Australia’s expert on hail storms, and I did some work on it for CSIRO. Steve went back through all the historical accounts of hail in Australia to make a hail map of the country. I liaised with NRMA insurance and with the Emergency Services people to get their information on hail damage around the country.

Thunder and rain are easily spotted from space. Hail, I’m not sure how good satellites are at distinguishing between rain and hail. I hope they are good at it.

Isn’t it a bit late once the hail has started?

buffy said:

Isn’t it a bit late once the hail has started?

Good question.

Supercells generate multiple hailstorms so finding one would give warning of other ones over the next couple of hours. But, on the other hand, if satellites only pass over the location say two times a day then it could miss a damaging hailstorm completely.