Severe Weather Alerts come to Google

Google Maps has taken a giant leap forward in providing alerts on major weather events here in Southern California and around the world.  Google's' new  Crisis Response project: Google Public Alerts, released this month is designed to bring you relevant emergency alerts when and where you’re searching for them.

Online has always been a great source to find up to the minute weather information.  Now you can find it all on one Map.  Simple tabs are located on the map that allow you to click and find information about the latest weather events headed to your area.  Learn quickly when and where it will strike and how severe it will be.

Google for quite sometime has been working with NOAA and created maps with radar overlay that allow you to see rain in any given area.  But for the first time now you can see when that rain becomes severe or floods occur.  Something we often see here in Southern California during the Winter. Feel the Earthquake ?. Want to know how big it was and where it hit?.  The new interface provides that too.

With the launch of Public Alerts on Google Maps, relevant weather, public safety, and earthquake alerts from US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the National Weather Service , and the US Geological Survey (USGS) will be accessible when you search on Google Maps .

Navigating the maps is easy. Alerts you see depend on which alerts are active at a given location, their severity, and your search query. I like the ability to see everything at once anywhere in the world. If you’re interested in seeing all of the active alerts in one place, visit the homepage at www.google.org/publicalerts . 

Google Public Alerts doesn't replace your local trusted Meteorologist . We're still here 24/7 as needed to bring you the lasted and most trusted information when severe weather strikes Southern California. When severe weather hits I use Twitter and Facebook to keep you informed on your mobile devices. Feel free to join me there. 

Still it's nice to know that the worlds #1 search engine has taken a new active role in public safety. I've made it my homepage!. What else can you expect from a dedicated weather geek :).