METHODOLOGY
From official update to lasting record
The system collects public information on a schedule, organizes it into a common Texas format, highlights meaningful changes, and preserves useful history.
Collect
Scheduled collectors check public official sources. The site is designed to use shared cached results instead of contacting every agency for every visitor.
Normalize
Different source formats are converted into consistent records with source, status, place, time, geometry, and event details where available.
Explain
Dashboards separate warnings, observations, forecasts, incident reports, and statewide conditions so unlike facts are not presented as equivalent.
Preserve
Meaningful changes are retained. Repeated identical polling is not treated as a new public event, and completed records remain available for review.
TRANSPARENCY STANDARD
Check current source health →Important limits
- Coverage depends on the scope, timing, and availability of each official source.
- A successful collection does not prove that no unreported hazard exists.
- A failed source check does not erase the last verified record.
- Map points and boundaries describe the source data; they do not automatically describe personal risk at a precise address.
- Visitors should act on the linked official warning or local authority—not on a summary alone.