Product Update

What’s New in THOR: A Faster Handheld Storm Workflow for the Field

September 12, 20267 min read

THOR is built for the moment a storm changes your plan. Open the map, understand the event, see where to work, and move while the information is still useful.

Most storm tools begin and end with a map. THOR is built around what happens after you find the storm. You need to understand the cell, decide which market deserves your time, see which leads were affected, and have the next action ready on your phone. That is the workflow we have kept tightening across the app.

See the storm move, then see the outbreak

Radar Playback gives the map a timeline. In Timeline Replay, follow the storm through its active window, pause on the moments that matter, and compare radar movement with the hail swaths and verified event markers already on the map. It is useful before a crew heads out, but it is just as useful when you are explaining why a particular area is worth a closer look.

Outbreak Mode pulls the wider event into view. Rather than treating every report as an isolated pin, you can step back to see the storm system, the affected corridor, and the relationship between nearby hail, tornado, and wind reports. The result is a better briefing before you choose a territory or plan a route.

Use population data to decide where to work first

A big storm corridor is not automatically the best market. Market Priority puts optional population, household, residential-density, and residential-score context beside loaded storm results. Use it to rank the areas where confirmed storm activity meets the residential opportunity your team actually wants to pursue.

The storm evidence stays visible. Market Priority helps you make a better call when several impacted areas are competing for the same morning, the same crew, or the same fuel budget.

Storm alerts that follow your lead list

Lead Storm Monitor connects the map to the addresses you already care about. Import a CSV, add a lead directly on the map, or use an existing lead card. THOR can monitor that address locally within a 1–5 mile radius or through the fixed 25-mile Area Monitor. When a qualifying storm hits, the workflow can send push and email alerts, then place the relevant event context in Storm Hits for follow-up.

That matters because a general storm alert tells you something happened. A lead-level alert tells you which conversation or territory deserves attention next.

WorkflowWhat it helps you do in the field
Radar Playback and Outbreak ModeBrief the event before rolling and understand the larger impacted corridor.
Market PrioritySort loaded storm results by population and housing context when more than one area looks promising.
Lead Storm MonitorMonitor imported or map-added leads with local or Area Monitor coverage and review their Storm Hits.
Built-in canvassingTrack dispositions, call or drive from a lead card, and keep field activity tied to the map.
Property history and exportsKeep a saved record of storm-history research and move selected data into the workflow you already use.

Built-in canvassing means less app switching

THOR includes the practical work that usually gets split across a map, a spreadsheet, and a canvassing app. Create a lead from the map with a long press, set a disposition, call or drive from the lead card, and open property storm history when you need the record behind the address. Storm Hits keeps the weather context attached to the lead instead of leaving it in a separate tab.

The goal is not to replace every tool a contractor uses. It is to keep the storm decision, the territory, and the next customer conversation in the same place when you are standing in a driveway or sitting in a truck between stops.

Why we built THOR for a handheld workflow

Field work does not happen at a desk. You are checking conditions between appointments, adjusting a route after an alert, or opening a lead while someone is waiting for an answer. THOR is designed around those short, high-value moments: map controls that work on a phone, an iPad-friendly header and menus, saved reports you can return to, and a direct path from storm evidence to a call, drive action, export, or monitored lead.

That is our case for THOR as a handheld storm-intelligence app. It brings storm research, radar context, market selection, monitoring, and canvassing into one working map instead of asking you to stitch them together after the fact.

Start with the storm in front of you

Open THOR, load the current storm picture, replay the event when the timeline matters, and use Market Priority when you need to choose between affected areas. If you already have leads in the market, turn on Lead Storm Monitor and let the next qualifying event surface the addresses that deserve a follow-up.

THOR Storm Mapper includes a 14-day free trial with no credit card required. Start a trial and work through your next storm from the map in your hand.

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