PROJECT RI

Harness The
Hurricane

The first 42-hour early warning system for Rapid Intensification.

Current Community-Identified RI Storms

Crowd-flagged RI candidates cross-checked against San Antonio, TX as the reference metro for Gulf–Atlantic approach geometry.

Critical

Hurricane Milton

+120 mph in <36 h · Cat 1 → Cat 5 · HURDAT2 / SHIPS-RII RI class

~1,100 mi ESE of San Antonio

Explosive growth outran operational timelines — establishes the need for 42+ h cascade lead time
High

Hurricane Lee

Deep-core ice / rainwater structure before ΔV · Atlantic · citizen-visible

~1,850 mi ENE of San Antonio

Visual precursors ahead of anemometers — matches community flagging workflow
Elevated

Hurricane Joaquin

Stratospheric gravity waves · time-lagged before wind spike

~1,280 mi ESE of San Antonio

Causal gate for the thermodynamic cascade — waves intensify before winds
Watch

TD Fifteen

35 kt · Gulf of Mexico · sheared

610 mi SE of San Antonio

Early TEI only · 205 flags / 24h · updated 3h ago