Storm Hawk is a GPS handled hi-tech mobile weather information system . It is world's first PDA based real-time weather monitoring and forecasting wireless system covering 250 miles around. Storm Hawk s are considered as weather instruments . It indicates wind speed, storms and lightening and also provides information about National Weather Service warnings. Storm Hawks are mostly used by hikers and boating crews.

WeatherData is the supplier of Storm Hawk. WeatherData is based in Wichita. It combines all required information gathered from various sources and provides accurate and perfect weather information to the users. WeatherData collects overall weather information from the National Weather Service. The Vaisala National Lightning Detection Network provides all the required data regarding lightning and thunder storm. WeatherData has its own team of meteorologists for weather forecasting.

Very accurate real-time radar is integrated in Storm Hawks . This radar has six-level “composite reflectivity”. It helps to display the most intense parts of a storm more accurately than any other standard “base reflectivity” that are commonly used in TV weather reports. These storm warnings are 70% more accurate than any other conventional warnings.

Storm Hawks are indeed very useful and convenient device but at the same time it has several disadvantages. The first and foremost drawback is its exorbitant price. Due to this high price Storm Hawks cannot be afforded by common people. To activate this hi-tech weather information system in remote areas, an expensive satellite phone connection is required.

Storm Hawks are also commonly used by event and sport coordinators, golfers and even common travelers who intend to avoid heavy storms while traveling.