Guided tour

Everything HailConnect does

Five quick stops covering Forecast, Hail Storms, Dispatch board, profile setup and notifications.

Skip to the forecast
01Start here

Welcome to HailConnect

Start on Forecast, then switch to Hail Storms or Dispatch board using the shortcuts below the header.

HailConnect

ForecastHail StormsDispatch board
Menu: Dashboard · Tour · Install · FAQ
  • Forecast, Hail Storms and Dispatch board share the same three shortcut buttons
  • The Menu keeps Dashboard, Tour, Install and FAQ together; weather pages are in the shortcut bar
  • Storms only: maps, forecasts, alerts and a private dashboard
  • Verified solo contractors and companies also get working tools and public profiles
Open the forecast
02Storms

Forecast and Hail Storms

Compare NOAA forecast days, then check reported hail, warnings and radar on Hail Storms.

2.50" · tennis ball

3 SE Converse, TX · Bexar Co.

1.4M people affected

NWS swaths
  • Forecast day buttons follow NOAA's outlook dates; select a day and risk area for its details
  • Choose a report date on Hail Storms and tap pins for hail size, place and report time
  • Explore NWS warnings, radar hail swaths, cities and Census population estimates
  • Use Explore page features for a closer look; hail arrival times are AI estimates, not guarantees
Open Hail Storms
03Working accounts

Dispatch board and tradesmen

Find storm work and available tradesmen on the board; verified working accounts can post, bid and invite.

Trade

PDR — all

Location

Nearby tradesmen

Tradesman preview

Available · PDR

4.9 / 5 · 12 reviews

New tradesman

Available · Roofing

No ratings yet · 0 reviews

Invite to job
  • Filter work by trade and location, or invite an available contractor directly
  • Tap a tradesman pin to preview their profile photo, average rating and review count
  • Storms only can view dispatch locations; verification is still required for restricted working tools
  • Use Dashboard for My jobs, Messages and Payments to follow bids, awards and balances
Open Dispatch board
04Your account

Step-by-step profile setup

Follow the setup checklist for your account type; working accounts must complete required location and verification steps.

Company Solo Storms only

Location & trades

City · state · travel radius · trade

Working accounts: photo & verification
Storms only: photo optional

  • Working accounts require a home city, state, travel radius and at least one trade so they can appear on the map
  • Add your profile photo and submit the required identity or business documents
  • Choose Continue as Storms only if you do not want to complete working-account verification
  • Storms only profile photos are optional; the setup checklist shows your remaining steps
Open my dashboard
05Dashboard

Alerts that fit your account

Open Notifications in your Dashboard to choose your places, alert types and delivery channels.

15% hail risk near Dallas

Dallas, TX · tomorrow

Pushed

Bid on your job

Tap to open the job

In app

City added

Watching Norman, OK

Saved
Phone, email and in-app alerts
  • Choose watched cities, states, risk levels and forecast windows
  • Enable in-app, email or push alerts; daily summaries have their own on/off switch
  • Request the notification setup email, and use Install to add HailConnect to your home screen
  • If all alert channels are off, an in-app setup reminder appears on the 15th and last day of the month, Central Time
Open my dashboard