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Disclaimers — StormLookup

Last updated: November 6, 2026

1. Where our data comes from

StormLookup is launching with a Texas-first soft launch: we focus on Texas addresses first and may expand later.

Our reports are built from public U.S. government weather data from these sources only:

  • NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center (SPC) storm reports: preliminary hail, wind, and tornado reports collected from National Weather Service offices;
  • NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: NOAA's published record of significant storm events, prepared by NWS offices;
  • NOAA NCEI Severe Weather Data Inventory (SWDI): NEXRAD radar hail signatures (Level-III Hail Product).

Each report lists the source and record ID for every event shown. If we add or remove a source, we will update this list.

Addresses are converted to map points using the U.S. Census Bureau Geocoder, and the local time zone for that map point comes from the National Weather Service (api.weather.gov). This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. [PLACEHOLDER: confirm which Census terms cover the geocoder.]

No endorsement or affiliation. StormLookup is an independent business. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by NOAA, the National Weather Service, the U.S. Census Bureau, any government agency, or any insurance company. Our reports are not official government products. We use agency names only to identify where the data comes from, and we don't use their logos.

We process the data. We select records, convert units, and calculate distances and directions. We never repeat damage descriptions, damage estimates, remarks, or narrative text from the source records.

Copyright notice. The weather event records in our reports — from the NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, the NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, and the NOAA NCEI Severe Weather Data Inventory — are works of the U.S. Government and are not subject to copyright. TWISTED JESTER INC claims copyright only in its selection, arrangement, calculations (such as distances and directions), text, and design: © 2026 TWISTED JESTER INC. We modify and summarize the source data, so our reports are not original, unaltered NOAA data. NOAA and NWS names are used only to identify sources; no NOAA or NWS logo is used, and customers may not add one.

2. The data can be incomplete, delayed, or estimated

  • Weather records are only as good as what was observed and reported. Many storms, and many hail or wind events, are never reported. No events in a report does not mean that no weather event occurred.
  • SPC storm reports are preliminary and unverified. The SPC states that "All Reports Are Considered Preliminary." Reports can be duplicated, mislocated, changed, or removed, and "likely [do] not contain all severe weather reports." We use SPC reports only for recent dates that the Storm Events Database does not cover yet.
  • Radar hail signatures are not hail on the ground. A NEXRAD hail signature (from NCEI's Severe Weather Data Inventory) is an automated radar estimate that hail was probably present in a storm, with an estimated maximum size. NOAA describes this data as representing "probable conditions for an event rather than a confirmed occurrence." It is not a measurement of hail at ground level at any address.
  • Storm Events is published, not inspected. The NCEI Storm Events Database is NOAA's published record, usually available a few months after an event. Its sizes and speeds can be estimates, and publication doesn't mean anyone checked conditions at any property.
  • Some reports have no size or speed. Some source records were logged because someone observed effects of the storm rather than measuring it. For those, we show the size or speed as "not reported."
  • Spotter reports can be approximate.
  • Locations are approximate. Distances are measured from a map point for the address you entered to the reported location of each event. Both can be off.
  • We don't check the data against conditions at any property, and we can't guarantee it is accurate, complete, or current.

3. A weather-records summary only

A StormLookup report is a summary of historical weather records near an address. It is not a roof inspection, home or property inspection, engineering opinion, appraisal, or forensic report. It does not say whether any property was damaged, what caused any damage, or when any damage happened. Only a qualified inspector or licensed engineer who examines the property can answer those questions. Our reports never repeat damage descriptions or damage estimates from the source records.

4. Insurance and legal matters: what we don't do

  • StormLookup is not a public insurance adjuster, insurance agent, attorney, or insurer, and doesn't act for anyone with an insurance company. We don't prepare, file, review, negotiate, settle, or give advice on any insurance claim, and we don't say whether anything is covered.
  • Customers may not use reports to act as a public adjuster. In Texas, a person who acts for a property owner in negotiating or settling an insurance claim, or advertises or holds out as an adjuster, must be licensed as a public insurance adjuster by the Texas Department of Insurance, and a contractor may not act as a public adjuster, or advertise to adjust claims, for property it is repairing or may repair (Tex. Ins. Code ch. 4102, including §§4102.051 and 4102.163). Customers, including roofing contractors, may not use our reports or our name to do so. The Texas Supreme Court upheld these rules in Texas Department of Insurance v. Stonewater Roofing, Ltd. Co., No. 22-0427 (Tex. June 7, 2024), and treated a roofer's website and contract wording as evidence of prohibited adjusting.
  • For questions about a building, contact a licensed inspector or engineer. For questions about insurance coverage or a claim, contact your insurer, a licensed public insurance adjuster, or an attorney. You can check a license at the Texas Department of Insurance website (tdi.texas.gov).

5. No promised outcomes

We don't guarantee any insurance, sales, legal, or business outcome from using a report. See the "No Warranties" and "Limit on Our Liability" sections of our Terms of Service.

6. Language

These Disclaimers are available in English and Spanish. If the versions conflict, the English version controls, except where the law requires otherwise.

7. Notice shown at checkout

Before you pay, we show this notice and ask you to check the box:

Reports summarize public NOAA/NWS weather records that we don't verify and that may be preliminary, incomplete, or wrong. A report is a weather history only: it does not say whether any property was damaged, and StormLookup takes no part in insurance claims. ☐ I understand.

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