A storm does not always tell its story in one quick pass. THOR's refined Timeline Replay gives you a clearer way to follow the full storm story, from the first reports to the part of the market that deserves your attention.
When a storm covers a busy day, a wide corridor, or a longer research window, the useful question is not simply “what happened?” It is when did it happen, where did the activity build, and what should we look at next? Timeline Replay is where those answers come together. This refinement makes that experience more dependable for the larger storm reviews that matter most to contractors, adjusters, and field teams.
Start reviewing sooner, keep the bigger picture moving
Longer storm windows deserve a Timeline that feels practical, not intimidating. THOR now gives you a stronger path into those reviews: begin with the first part of the storm story, then continue through the broader period as the rest of the timeline becomes ready behind the scenes.
That means a larger scan is no longer just a larger pile of information. It becomes an orderly replay you can begin using while the full picture continues to come together. Whether you are reviewing a recent cluster of severe weather or researching an older market, the focus stays on the decision in front of you.
See radar, hail context, and reported events in the same sequence
Timeline Replay is most useful when the layers tell one coherent story. As you move through the replay, THOR keeps historical radar, available radar-derived hail swaths, and reported storm events connected to the moment you are reviewing. Instead of flipping between separate views, you can watch the weather move, see where the hail context develops, and compare the reported activity on the same map.
This is especially valuable when a storm shifts across multiple neighborhoods or produces several waves of activity. Pause on the portion that matters, zoom into the market, and use the map to understand the order of the storm before deciding where a crew, inspection, or follow-up should go next.
Use the replay to read a market—not just watch an animation
The purpose of Timeline Replay is not to make storm data look dramatic. It is to make storm evidence easier to use. A team can review a longer period, identify when the activity intensified, and connect that timeline to the places already on its radar.
| Question in the field | How the refined Timeline helps |
|---|---|
| Where did the storm begin to matter? | Follow the event sequence instead of judging an entire corridor from one static map. |
| Which part of the market deserves a closer look? | Pause at the active moment, zoom in, and compare radar context, available hail swaths, and reported events together. |
| How did the storm move through a longer window? | Review the broader period in an organized replay rather than losing the sequence in a crowded map. |
| What should the team do next? | Use the storm story alongside Market Priority, Lead Storm Monitor, and your existing lead workflow to plan the next conversation or route. |
Impact View now follows the storm story, too
When you use Impact View during Timeline Replay, the geographic picture now develops with the event sequence. As storm activity appears in the replay, the impact boundaries update to reflect the portion of the story currently on screen. That gives you a more natural way to see where activity is building instead of treating the whole selected time range as one static moment.
Use that view when the decision is geographic: which county, neighborhood, or cluster of activity should move to the top of the morning's list? Then return to Storm View, open the evidence behind a lead, or create the report your team needs for the next conversation.
A meaningful improvement to the work that happens after a storm
We made this refinement because Timeline Replay is not a side feature. It is one of the places where a broad weather event becomes a practical field decision. Better long-range replay helps a team spend less time trying to reconstruct the sequence and more time reviewing the market with purpose.
THOR remains a storm-research and planning tool. Radar and hail-swath layers provide weather context; they do not determine property damage, replace an inspection, or establish insurance coverage. Their value is in helping you ask better questions before the next step.
Open the next storm with the full story in view
Run your scan, open Timeline Replay, and follow the event from the first reports through the market you care about most. When the pattern becomes clear, use the rest of THOR—Market Priority, Lead Storm Monitor, reports, and built-in canvassing—to turn that understanding into a focused next action.
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