Deployable awning for protection from storm damage

A system for automatically deploying an awning in response to a weather event, the system comprising:

• an awning comprising an awning housing, an awning fabric, and multiple support arms, wherein the awning fabric is stored inside the awning housing in a stored configuration;
• at least one processor associated with the awning, the at least one processor configured to:
• determine that an activating event has occurred, wherein the activating event includes a storm or other weather event;
• upon determining that the activating event has occurred, automatically deploy the awning fabric from the stored configuration inside the awning housing to a deployed configuration such that the awning fabric covers a coverage area of a ground surface adjacent to a location where the awning housing is mounted;
• wherein the awning is part of a networked system with a plurality of other deployable awnings;
• and
• wherein the at least one processor is configured to determine that the activating event has occurred by receiving notification from at least one neighboring deployable awning of the plurality of other deployable awnings located within a predetermined area that the at least one neighboring deployable awning has deployed.