WeatherTranslate

Multilingual Alert Platform

Every NWS severe weather alert, translated in real time.

Designed to run alongside your IPAWS (Integrated Public Alert and Warning System) and WEA (Wireless Emergency Alerts) stack. Your COG, your originator authority, your existing tooling: unchanged. Nothing gets replaced. The 25.5 million U.S. residents who don’t speak English can finally receive and understand the warning.

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Why This Matters Now

The June 2028 deadline will be here before you know it. Are you prepared?

FCC 23-88, adopted October 2023, sets a June 2028 deadline for Wireless Emergency Alerts to be issued in the 13 FCC-designated languages. The catch: carriers don’t write the alerts. Counties, states, and NWS offices do. Almost none of them can send anything in those languages today.

By The Numbers

The mandate at a glance

The Rule
FCC 23-88
Adopted October 2023. Mandates Wireless Emergency Alerts in the 13 FCC-designated languages.
The Deadline
June 2028
Nationwide CMS-provider compliance deadline under FCC 23-88.
The Languages
13
Languages FCC 23-88 designates for multilingual Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA).
The Population
25.5M
U.S. residents who don’t speak English well. (Census ACS)
The Gap
30 of 122
NWS Weather Forecast Offices receive AI-translated severe weather products today (Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, French, Samoan). The other 92, and the 3,144 U.S. counties beneath them, issue English-only bulletins. (Source: GAO-26-107680, Jan 2026.)
Built on official NWS data

How Weather Translate closes the gap

We do not generate forecasts or duplicate federal warning systems. We translate and disseminate the alerts your agencies already produce, in the languages the people you serve actually speak.

Real-Time Translation

Every NWS severe weather alert — Tornado, Severe Thunderstorm, Flash Flood, Hurricane, Heat, Air Quality — translated into Spanish and Mandarin Chinese the moment it is issued. Additional languages on roadmap.

Multi-Channel Delivery

Translated alerts are delivered directly to subscribers in your jurisdiction. Designed to complement the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA), not replace them.

Targeted by Warning Area

Subscribers only get alerted if they’re physically inside the NWS warning polygon — about 1.5 square miles of precision. A tornado warning for the next town over doesn’t reach the rest of the region. That’s what keeps people subscribed: the alert only fires when it actually applies to them.

Use Cases

Counties first. State and federal work builds from there.

County emergency management offices have the fastest path to deployment — often a single director’s sign-off under existing budget authority. State and federal partnerships scale from there.

County Offices of Emergency Management (OEM)

The fastest path. Many counties can authorize 90-day pilots under existing OEM budget without RFP. Covers the LEP populations your CodeRED / Everbridge / WEA stack already misses.

County Public Health Departments

Heat advisories, air quality, shelter-in-place alerts in Spanish and Mandarin for climate-vulnerable populations. Strong fit with CDC and HRSA-funded equity programs.

State Emergency Management Agencies (EMAs)

Coordinated multilingual alert dissemination across multiple counties. Eligible for federal pass-through funding via EMPG and HMGP. Pairs with state IPAWS COG authorities.

State and Municipal Housing Authorities

Title VI compliance for severe weather communications to tenants in public housing, Section 8, and state housing programs.

NOAA Weather Ready Nation Partners

Pilot language-access components of the Weather Ready Nation strategic plan. Direct alignment with NWS multilingual communication priorities.

Engagement Pathways

Pilots, briefings, and partnership inquiries

We welcome conversations with county OEM directors, state Emergency Management Agency leadership, NOAA & FEMA partners, and prime contractors seeking a language-access component for federal compliance.

County OEM Pilot (Fastest)

90-day pilot in a single county, scoped under existing OEM budget where possible. Defined success metrics, weekly status calls, formal after-action report. Typical first-deployment path.

30-Minute Briefing

Overview of the platform, live demo of NWS alert translation, walkthrough of compliance posture, and discussion of fit for your jurisdiction. Available within 5 business days.

State EMA or Federal Partnership

Multi-county state coordination, FEMA pass-through funding (EMPG / HMGP), NOAA Weather Ready Nation partnership, or subcontracting to a federal prime. Longer cycles, larger scope.

Procurement

Procurement & vendor information

Direct purchase available for county and municipal procurement under most local authorities. Federal procurement vehicles (SAM.gov, GSA) in progress.

Legal EntityWeather Translate LLC
d/b/aWeather Translate
State of FormationTexas
Business SizeSmall Business
County / Municipal SalesDirect purchase available
State ProcurementAvailable via direct contract
SAM.gov StatusRegistration In Progress
UEI[Pending]
CAGE Code[Pending]
NAICS Codes
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Bring multilingual NWS alerts to your county.

County OEM directors and state EMA leadership: 30-minute briefings available within 5 business days. Pilot scoping calls within 10. Capability statement, sample after-action report, and compliance documentation provided on request.

Email info@weathertranslate.com