Weather warning system and method

A method of determining a proximity of a weather condition, the method comprising:

• (a) detecting an occurrence of the weather condition using frequency spectrum data, wherein the frequency spectrum data corresponds to an electromagnetic signal generated by the occurrence of the weather condition;
• (b) calculating a strength of the electromagnetic signal;
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• (c) determining the proximity of the occurrence of the weather condition based on the strength of the electromagnetic signal, wherein the proximity of the occurrence of the weather condition is determined by comparing the strength of the electromagnetic signal with predetermined values of strengths that correspond to a known measure of proximity for the weather condition.

A method of obtaining a speed and a trajectory of a weather condition, the method comprising:

• (a) detecting a first instance of the weather condition using first frequency spectrum data, wherein the first frequency spectrum data corresponds to a first electromagnetic signal generated by the first instance of the weather condition at a first time;
• (b) detecting a second instance of the weather condition using second frequency spectrum data, wherein the second frequency spectrum data corresponds to a second electromagnetic signal generated by the second instance of the weather condition at a second time;
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• (c) calculating at least one of the speed and the trajectory of the weather condition based at least on the first and second frequency spectrum data.

A method of generating an alarm corresponding to an occurrence of a weather condition, the method comprising:

• (a) detecting the occurrence of the weather condition using frequency spectrum data, wherein the frequency spectrum data corresponds to an electromagnetic signal generated by the occurrence of the weather condition;
• (b) verifying the occurrence of the weather condition based on a persistence of the frequency spectrum data corresponding to the occurrence of the weather condition;
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• (c) producing an alarm corresponding to the occurrence of the weather condition when the persistence of the frequency spectrum data exceeds a predetermined length of time.

A method of identifying an unknown weather condition, the method comprising:

• (a) receiving from a region containing the unknown weather condition an electromagnetic signal generated by the unknown weather condition;
• (b) calculating frequency spectrum data corresponding to the electromagnetic signal;
• (c) comparing the frequency spectrum data calculated in step (b) with stored frequency spectrum data, wherein the stored frequency spectrum data includes frequency spectrum data corresponding to previously identified weather conditions;
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• (d) identifying the unknown weather condition based on the comparing of step (c).

An apparatus for detecting an occurrence of a weather condition, the apparatus comprising:

• a receiver for receiving an electromagnetic signal generated by the occurrence of the weather condition;
• a data storage module for storing frequency spectrum data corresponding to previous instances of the weather condition;
• a processor module for calculating frequency spectrum data corresponding to the electromagnetic signal and comparing the frequency spectrum data to the stored frequency spectrum data;
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• a transmitter for transmitting an indication of the occurrence of the weather condition.