Predictive product order recommendations based on a weather event forecast

A computer program product for sending a notification of one or more recommended products to purchase in preparation for a weather event, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code stored on the computer readable storage medium, wherein the computer readable storage medium is not a transitory signal per se, the computer readable program code being executed by a central processing unit (CPU) of a computer system to cause the computer system to perform a method comprising the steps of:

• the computer system determining a location of a user in response to a determination that the user is utilizing an online portal for a shopping web site;
• the computer system determining that a weather event is forecasted to affect one or more locations;
• the computer system determining that the location of the user is included in the one or more locations which are forecasted to be affected by the weather event;
• the computer system determining products purchased by other users in preparation for the weather event, the other users being located in the one or more locations and the products being purchased during a predetermined time period prior to the weather event;
• based on the location of the user being included in the one or more locations forecasted to be affected by the weather event and the products purchased by the other users in preparation for the weather event, the computer system identifying one or more products that were more popular to purchase by the other users during the predetermined time period than any other product purchased by the other users during the predetermined time period;
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• the computer system sending a notification to the user via the online portal that recommends that the user purchase the identified one or more products to prepare for the weather event.

A computer system comprising:

• a central processing unit (CPU);
• a memory coupled to the CPU;
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• a computer readable storage device coupled to the CPU, the computer readable storage device containing instructions that are executed by the CPU via the memory to implement a method of sending a notification of one or more recommended products to purchase in preparation for a weather event, the method comprising the steps of:
• the computer system determining a location of a user in response to a determination that the user is utilizing an online portal for a shopping website;
• the computer system determining that a weather event is forecasted to affect one or more locations;
• the computer system determining that the location of the user is included in the one or more locations which are forecasted to be affected by the weather event;
• the computer system determining products purchased by other users in preparation for the weather event, the other users being located in the one or more locations and the products being purchased during a predetermined time period prior to the weather event;
• based on the location of the user being included in the one or more locations forecasted to be affected by the weather event and the products purchased by the other users in preparation for the weather event, the computer system identifying one or more products that were more popular to purchase by the other users during the predetermined time period than any other product purchased by the other users during the predetermined time period;
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• the computer system sending a notification to the user via the online portal that recommends that the user purchase the identified one or more products to prepare for the weather event.