Wind Map & Swath Explorer

A statewide interactive Wind Explorer built on NOAA URMA/HRRR gridded gust analysis, ASOS/AWOS observations, and NWS warnings.

An interactive wind map with statewide swaths, date by date

The wind map draws estimated peak wind gusts across an entire state for any date, built on the NWS analysis of record (URMA/HRRR) with ASOS/AWOS station gusts and NWS warnings overlaid. Wind swaths show where damaging gusts concentrated; station markers show what was actually measured and where.

Built for storm-response professionals

Contractors and adjusters use it to scope which areas a wind event plausibly affected and to anchor date-of-loss research in public data. Property-level answers come from the Free Report Snapshot, Wind Report, or $2.99 full report. Available on the Pro+ plan.

Gridded values are analyses, not point measurements — the SAWE-2 wind methodology explains how estimates are formed and verified.

What a wind swath actually represents

A swath on this map is the NWS analysis of record's view of peak gusts, colored by speed band and sharpened by real measurements where instruments exist. Broad synoptic wind events paint smooth regional swaths; convective days produce narrow corridors where a downburst or bowing segment tracked. The distinction matters commercially: a 60 mph synoptic band stresses fences and aging shingles across a wide area, while a 70 mph convective corridor can concentrate real roof damage along a few miles. The explorer shows station markers alongside the analysis precisely so you can see where the swath is measurement-anchored and where it is analysis-only.