Process and hardware for proactively protecting computers and mobile devices against bad weather

A method for automatically protecting at least one electrical device from weather related events, the method comprising the steps of:

• connecting at least one electrical device to one or more source of AC power via a wired connection;
• receiving a weather alert signal from a weather service with a cloud-based weather service server, the cloud-based weather service server periodically receiving weather information from a weather information service, the cloud-based weather service server configured to provide the weather alert signals to at least one receiver located at a first location and at least one receiver located at a second location, where the first location and second location are remote from each other,
• wherein the alert signal includes data indicative of a weather event and a location of the weather event;
• upon the receipt of the weather alert signal, waiting a period of time determined by a timer;
• after waiting the period of time, automatically disconnecting the wired connection between the at least one electrical device and the one or more power source.

A protection system for automatically protecting at least one electrical device from weather related events, the protection system comprising:

• one or more source configured to deliver AC voltage via a wired connection to at least one electrical device;
• a cloud-based weather service server periodically receiving weather information from a weather information service;
• at least one receiver located at a first location configured to receive a weather alert signal from the cloud-based weather service server;
• at least one receiver located at a first location configured to receive a weather alert signal from a the cloud-based weather service server;
• at least one receiver located at a second location configured to receive a weather alert signal from the cloud-based weather service server, where the first location and second location are remote from each other,
• wherein the received weather alert signal includes data indicative of a weather event and a location of the weather event;
• at least one control coupled to the one or more source and one or more of the receivers, wherein the control is configured to automatically disconnect the wired connection to the at least one electrical device after the receiver receives the weather alert data:
• a first timer configured to delay the disconnection of the wired connection by a period of time determined by a value;
• and
• a second timer, wherein the second timer is configured to initiate shutdown of the at least one electrical device before an end of the delay.