WeatherTranslate

Multilingual Alert Platform

Every NWS severe weather alert, translated in real time.

Runs alongside IPAWS and WEA. Your COG, originator authority, and existing tooling stay unchanged. The 68 million Americans who speak a language other than English finally receive the warning in the language they speak.

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The Mandate

June 2028 is two budget cycles away. Are you prepared for it?

FCC 23-88 requires Wireless Emergency Alerts in 13 designated languages by June 2028. The rule traces directly to Hurricane Ida — when warnings never reached the Asian-immigrant families who drowned in NYC’s basement apartments. Carriers don’t write alerts — counties, states, and NWS offices do. Almost none can issue them in those languages today.

By The Numbers

Why this is already a problem

The Rule
FCC 23-88
Adopted October 2023. Mandates WEA in the 13 FCC-designated languages.
The Deadline
June 2028
Nationwide CMS-provider compliance deadline.
The Languages
13
FCC-designated languages for multilingual WEA.
The Speakers
68M
Americans speak a language other than English at home. (Census ACS 2018-2022)
The Gap
56.9%
of surveyed emergency response agencies don’t offer multilingual outreach today — but want to. (Natural Hazards Center 2023 survey of 222 EM personnel across 57 of Colorado’s 64 counties; peer-reviewed in Natural Hazards Review, 2026.)
The Federal Side
36 of 122
NWS Weather Forecast Offices currently issue AI-translated products (Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, French, Samoan). The other 86 — and the counties beneath them — issue English-only bulletins. (NOAA; GAO-26-107680, Jan 2026.)
What It Does

We translate. You stay in command.

We translate and disseminate the alerts your agencies already issue. We do not forecast, originate, or replace federal warning systems — we translate them so the warning reaches every resident, not only the English-speaking ones.

PATH

Real-time translation

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

NWS ISSUESTRANSLATEDDELIVERED
STACK

Multi-channel delivery

Translated alerts ship to subscribers in your jurisdiction. Designed to complement IPAWS and WEA, not replace either.

IPAWSFEMAWEAFCCWTTranslate
PRECISION

Polygon-precise targeting

Subscribers receive the translated alert only when they are inside the NWS warning polygon — roughly 1.5 sq. mi. of precision. A tornado warning one county over does not blanket the rest of the region.

COUNTY~1.5SQ MI
Who Uses It

Counties first. State and federal builds from there.

County OEM directors often authorize 2-week pilots under existing budget — no RFP required.

County Offices of Emergency Management

2-week pilots commonly authorized under existing OEM budget. Covers non-English-speaking populations that your CodeRED / Everbridge / WEA stack misses today.

County Public Health Departments

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

State Emergency Management Agencies

Coordinated multilingual dissemination across counties. Eligible for federal pass-through funding via EMPG and HMGP.

State & 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

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

The Language Gap

Americans, by the language they speak at home

68M
≈ California + Texas combined

Americans speak a language other than English at home.

Census ACS 5-year estimates, 2019-2023 (table C16001)
350+
Languages, not dialects

distinct languages are spoken across U.S. households today.

Census Detailed Languages Spoken at Home, 2009-2013 ACS
1 in 5

U.S. households speak a language other than English at home.

Census ACS 5-year estimates, 2019-2023 (table S1602)
States to watch
California
44% of state
17.0M

speak a language other than English at home

38.9M total population
Texas
37% of state
11.4M

speak a language other than English at home

30.5M total population
Florida
26% of state
5.8M

speak a language other than English at home

22.6M total population
Census ACS 5-year estimates, 2019-2023 (state-level table C16001)
The Questions You’re About To Ask

Direct answers, no marketing

Topic · COMPLIANCE

What is the compliance posture?

SOC 2 Type I in progress. No PII collected from alert recipients beyond optional ZIP and language preference. Data residency: U.S.-only, AWS GovCloud-ready architecture. FedRAMP Tailored Low posture: planned, not yet authorized.

Topic · INTEGRATION

How does it sit with IPAWS / WEA?

Sits alongside, not in front of. Your COG and originator authority do not change. We translate and re-broadcast the alerts your agencies already issue through NWS and FEMA — your existing tooling continues to operate.

Topic · COST

What does it cost? Is it grant-eligible?

  • 2-week pilot — no cost.
  • Recurring pricing scales to your non-English-speaking population.
  • Recurring costs eligible for EMPG / HMGP pass-through under existing FEMA guidance.
Topic · DATA RESIDENCY

Where does the data live?

U.S.-only AWS regions today. GovCloud migration available on request for jurisdictions that require it. No data flows offshore. No third-party translation provider has standing access to alert content.

Who Built This

Funding, team, and security posture

PROOF · BUDGET FIT
Funding

Privately funded. No federal contract dependencies. The 2-week pilot is offered at no cost — recurring engagements scale to a county OEM director’s existing budget authority.

Funding documentation provided under NDA.
PROOF · POSTURE
Security & Compliance

SOC 2 Type I in progress. FedRAMP Tailored Low: planned posture, not yet authorized. NIST 800-53 control mapping available on request.

Updated quarterly. Documentation provided under NDA.
Engagement Pathways

Three ways to start the conversation

~30 MIN

Briefing on Request

Platform overview, live NWS-alert translation demo, jurisdiction-fit discussion. Scheduled at your team’s convenience.

2 WEEKS

County OEM Pilot (fastest)

You get a post-action report documenting reach and language coverage. Free 2-week pilot in your county. No obligation.

MULTI-YEAR

State or Federal Partnership

Multi-county coordination, EMPG / HMGP pass-through funding, NOAA Weather Ready Nation partnership, or subcontracting to a federal prime.

56.9% of emergency agencies want to alert in more languages — but can’t. Where does yours stand?

Briefing on request. Post-action report and capability matrix available.