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Get the ultimate all-hazard app for weather safety with Emergency by the American Red Cross.
The best time to get ready is before a disaster happens. That's why Emergency features step-by-step guides to help you prepare for wildfires, earthquakes, severe weather, and much more. With a dynamic to-do list, you'll know what actions to take to get ready. And if a disaster impacts your location, you can easily find open Red Cross shelters with our interactive map.
Monitor severe weather and protect yourself and your loved ones with notifications, weather maps, and live updates. Receive NOAA weather alerts when you need them most. Emergency enables you to select which alerts are your highest priority and should override Do Not Disturb. Stay safe with the help of Emergency.
Emergency provides alerts for storms, wildfire weather, earthquakes, floods, and more. Get over 40 customizable NOAA weather alerts on your device. Choose how you would like to receive each alert for your home location, live location, and eight additional locations.

Enjoy a local weather app that's accessible and made for everyone. Emergency is free and available in both English and Spanish.

EMERGENCY FEATURES

EMERGENCY ALERTS
· NOAA weather alerts signal severe weather
· Get tornado warnings, storm alerts, flood alerts and more
· Customize alerts and notifications to your needs

NATURAL HAZARD MONITORING
· Stay safe during severe weather and natural hazards impacting your location
· Earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, tornadoes, and more – Emergency has you covered
· Monitor severe weather seamlessly and stay up to date with real-time alerts

LIVE STORM TRACKING
· Emergency tracks storms and severe weather at every moment
· Doppler radar keeps you up to date on storm and weather changes

MORE THAN JUST A WEATHER TRACKER
· Find open Red Cross shelters with our interactive map
· Step-by-step guides help you prepare
· See a wildfire risk map for your area and create a personalized wildfire plan
· Our free weather app works with your phone's accessibility features for a customized experience
· Emergency is available in both English and Spanish

Get the ultimate all-hazard app for you and your family. Download Emergency today for top weather safety features and severe weather monitoring when you need it.

Emergency: Severe Weather App App Comments & Reviews

Emergency: Severe Weather App Positive Reviews

Alerts needs some workI like the app, but the alert sounds are driving me crazy. I think there may be some bugs in the system. The alert sound is VERY loud, even when I have my phone on low volume or on silent. I’ve been getting multiple alerts over and over for the last 24 hours for the same snowstorm. Last night, I went on and turned sound alerts turned off except for critical alerts and today I am again (with my phone on silent) getting extremely loud alerts. They are now labeled ‘critical’ but there is no difference between the alerts I was getting yesterday. Even changing snowfall from 4-7 inches to 6-9 inches (or vice versa) shouldn’t warrant a new critical alert. I want to turn the alerts completely off, but am then afraid that I will miss a new, critical, alert such as a tornado warning when the season comes. Critical should be immediate and life threatening. Period..Version: 4.8.2

Great but needs work on the locations/radius!Great app, and I love the fact that I can monitor multiple things in just one app, but it needs some work! I wish the locations and radius were better, like in the Tornado app!! This app includes the entire county for a location, not just specific zip codes which I think is better!! Especially when dealing with tropical systems like hurricanes, as my inland area often has different advisories/watches/warnings than my county’s coastal areas (speaking from nearly 40yrs of living in South FL!)!!! Plus it doesn’t even include smaller towns, and you can’t even edit your radius!!!! I monitor all of my family’s locations (and I have a lot!), and some friends too. Well for instance one family member lives in the Upper FL Keys, and you don’t even have their island when I tried to add it! In the tornado app you do have their island, but this app doesn’t AND includes the Entire FL Keys when adding an Upper Key you do have!🤦🏻‍♀️ Which when dealing with tropical systems like I mentioned earlier is NOT good, especially as The Lower, Middle & Upper Key’s are often spilt into different watches/warnings!! So I would appreciate fixing that please, especially before hurricane season!!! Other than that great job!!!!👍.Version: 4.4

Used to be useful……But has gotten intrusive and annoying lately. The app now has a gray bar on the locations screen that says: Critical Alerts Disabled Learn more to never miss an alert …That leads to unhelpful, irrelevant FAQs if you tap it, even though I have all alerts enabled and push notifications. There is no way to dismiss this gray bar or even understand why it is there. Furthermore, it made me choose a "home" location for no discernible reason when I opened the app today, even though I monitor several locations. Creepy and made more suspect when the app asks for camera permissions when you try to attach a screenshot in their feedback form, and fails to attach and disables the attachment button if camera permissions are not granted. Worst of all, the alert notifications do not display a location, so you have to tap them or open the app to find out where the incident is. A huge, unnecessary pain for people like me that monitor multiple locations, as the app encourages you to do. If I hear back from the development team I will update this review, but for now, three stars is generous..Version: 4.0

Could be great with a needed improvementLove the way this app consolidates emergency info for our location and those we care about. Living in tornado country (is anywhere not tornado country now?), I appreciate the loud realistic tornado sound. At least the first time it goes off. I don’t appreciate it the second, third, fourth time for minor updates. I especially don’t appreciate it going off to tell me the alert has been cancelled. On option to mute the loud siren alerts for a few hours after the first time one responds to an alert would be great. Go ahead a notify me but with a pop up or chime. I don’t need to be awakened with an ear splitting alarm to be told the alert has been cancelled. Without this feature many will tur the alerts off completely and then forget to turn them on for when they are really needed..Version: 4.8.2

Amazing helpful alertsWhere I live was hit by a devastating tornado last year and almost nobody in town received any weather alerts or if they did it was to late for them to take cover. There were many homes and lives lost that night. Since then we have all been searching for better apps to gives us alerts. I mean counting this one, I have 11 weather apps on my phone. That’s how traumatizing the events of last year were for myself and so many others. Out of all of my apps this is the ONLY ONE that sends me alerts consistently and early enough to prepare. If I do receive notifications from any of my other apps it is always well after I’ve already heard from this one. I have used our towns Facebook page to recommend this weather app to everyone so we can stay safe! ❤️.Version: 3.15.0

Very good app, with some minor complaintsThis is what I consider as the best app for its purpose, out of those that I am aware of. It presents a quality interface and breadth of information, with links to additional useful resources. It is very good at providing timely notifications on any monitored locations, which the user can define, and does so in an effective, concise format. The primary complaint I have is the collection of personally-identifiable information, which I consider completely unnecessary for the app’s stated purpose. I can understand the developer’s desire, and possible need, to collect anonymous, non-personally identifiable information, but no more than that. To the developer: please change your data collection practices, as suggested above..Version: 3.15.4

Necessary. Great idea, but needs location workWhen I get a notification of an event it does not tell me the location. When I expand that notification (clicking only once) I still don’t get it. Only when I fully open it up do I get a location. I have 5 locations set and don’t get alerts on all of them. I am very appreciative of being able to check on the fuzzy safety of my family and friends, but with all the bizarre weather we have been having, these alerts are mind blowing torture and time consuming to open. Please add on that these seem to be guesses and more often than not do not happen. My experience is mostly in mid to west Texas (and DFW areas). If this improves, I will add 2 more stars..Version: 4.5

Is a Hurricane the same as a Tornado?---Same Day 1.]I wanted Tornado alerts not Hurricane alerts. Please make the notifications setting less clutter looking. 2.]For the badges and all that’s great. But when I want to learn more about it you guys just make me retake the quiz again. I think once we earn it we should be allowed access to the connections we need in case of that emergency, more information on how to deal with it, and the option to retake the quiz (and possibly the correct answers, if we already of the badge). 3.]For people with shaky hands or big fingers, please allow a dropdown or a type in function for the radius adjustment. 4.]If we download another app for emergencies. Because I saw you guys have a separate one of tornadoes but no tornado alert notification in this general app. Could you allow us to share information with it? So we don’t have to re-add everything again. Just an account and a free (no account) import and export option. 5.]Allow a change in measurements (metric & imperial) and temperature (Celsius & Fahrenheit). With the ability to monitor the miles and kilometers too. I will continue to update this..Version: 3.12.1

Something is better than nothingA lot of things you can’t customize like you could in the tornado app. I’m not sure why they would replace it with an app that’s not even close to the Tornado app. I’m sitting thru a bad storm right now, wondering if this has the tornado warning siren that comes thru my phone like the Tornado app did! I got a tornado warning thru that app on my phone for my daughters location, I called her because I was worried…she thought I was crazy and 5 mins later her local tornado warning went off. It was amazing….I am sitting here hoping you added that to this app!!!! Plz let me know it will certainly improve my rating!!!.Version: 4.6.1

Won’t wake you if there is a tornadoWith just a bit more tweaking this app could be perfect. I’d love a loud and continuous siren (maybe mimicking outdoor tornado alarms) to wake me if there is a tornado in the middle of the night. But there is only one notification tone and it is very polite. Really love being able to filter out nuisance alerts like severe thunderstorms; We see them all the time and they’re not worth me being alerted to them. And settings retain across phone reinstalls which is fantastic. But hey app developers, if the notification tones for the absolute worst emergencies are not configurable, many alerts will be missed..Version: 4.4

A few things I’d like to see.1.) I agree with other reviews on locations. 2.) Also, being in Tornado Alley and being hit this spring, I wish there was a way to add info FOR the Red Cross. ie Electricity required for medical equipment. Incapacitated person in home. Things like that are critical in an emergency. We had a hard time quickly moving downstairs because the alert went off AFTER the tornado was here. Hail woke us, ran to switch to battery power for equipment and grab baby to run to the basement. Alert went off and sirens started. Hail stopped. Damage was done. There was no warning..Version: 4.6.1

Good but needs workFewer settings unable to connect family and friends More confusing to use I was getting alerts for a high wind storm on the old app. This new app did not alert until after the storm hit. I live in a rural area and 1 mile radius is not enough. I was at the nearest grocery store which is 10 miles away from my house. I do like some of the preparedness but do not need to scroll thru things that do not affect me such as hurricane volcano earthquake. I should be able to rate them or hide the ones that I don’t want to see..Version: 4.5

MUST HAVE!!!This is a must have app, it has come in handy numerous times. whether it be here in my own home or other family members throughout the state. when the alert comes in, I know that this app is giving me accurate information, and warnings so I can protect my family and alert others. this app all so provides useful information so you are ready and prepared for the moments when protecting yourself and others is called into action..Version: 4.0

Good app, but notifications far too repetitiveI like the app, and it provides useful information while I am using it. What I don’t like, however, is receiving 15 notifications a day. Yes, I’m well aware we’re having a heatwave. One alert would have done, not (quite literally) 15. I’ve had to turn notifications off entirely because they became so frequent and intrusive. This makes the app less helpful, because now I won’t be able to receive the rare, useful notification..Version: 3.15.3

Great App; banners could be improvedLove this app! It gives me iPhone home screen banner alerts whenever any of my family members’ or friends’ areas are under weather threats. I love that! But the banners do not include the name of the monitored location. You have to click on the banner and launch the app just to find out which of your monitored locations the flood/storm/etc banner alert pertains to - a curious oversight. Nevertheless, i highly recommend this app..Version: 3.12.2

Good, to a degreeA year ago there was a tornado within 50 miles of us, and we live in the middle of pine forests where there have been wildfires, so we wanted a way to be notified. This seemed to fit the bill. But I find myself thinking about deleting it because I can’t tell you how many times it has blared a warning at 3:30 or 4:00 in the morning to tell me about a status change to take place 6 to 8 hours later. Scares the heck out of me when there is no need..Version: 4.5

Complete alert and emergency appThis app will monitor your moving location for emergencies that you have set up. You can also monitor the location of your family and friends or just select general locations. This app provides alerts for everything from tornado to air quality. Red Cross has also added a robust emergency training and quizzes to this app. Stay safe in grey skies and increase your preparedness in blue skies..Version: 3.9.1

Good, but needs to be able to pinpoint locationThe is a good app and I appreciate the timely warnings about severe weather and tornado watches and warnings. However, the inability to pinpoint the center of your warning area is frustrating. For example, I am about 30 miles from the center of the closest metro area. Now I get warnings from 60 miles away on the other side of town if I make my notification ring 30 miles wide. Hopefully they can fix that soon..Version: 3.15.3

FireIf this Emergency Alert app is supposed to be all-purpose, the Wildfire functionality needs to be beefed up. Unfortunately the Red Cross “Wildfire” app no longer works under the new IOS, and, this all-purpose Emergency app doesn’t handle fires adequately. Think about the Napa area fires this last October-what the functionality the app could have had that would have made things better for people who, it turned out, had little or no warning to evacuate from the fast-moving fires..Version: 1.5.5

Good for various alerts but needs workGood for various alerts like fires, snow, rain, earthquakes, hurricanes, etc., but needs work. It prompts you for people you care about in a particular town that you specify. But if you exit the app then those contacts are lost. Same with the “I’m safe” feature - great idea but in an emergency I want the contacts loaded and ready so I can just send loved ones the message that I’m alright. Those contacts aren’t saved either. Otherwise good app..Version: 1.6.0

Alerts are too frequent & can’t be muted.During periods of inclement weather I receive too many redundant alerts, one right after another. Made more annoying by the fact that I can’t mute the alerts in the app settings (the only way to mute the alerts is to put your phone on Silent). After the first 2 or 3 alerts I end up deleting the location just to avoid noisy notifications..Version: 4.7

Not Deaf friendlyI’ve had this app on my phone long time and it works fine on phone but I don’t get any of the weather alert on my apple watch. I’m Deaf and rely on the watch to alert me by vibrating to let me know things while I’m sleeping. When emergency sends a tornado warning to my phone I get nothing on my watch. If one happened here while I was asleep id be dead because no watch vibrating alert to wake me..Version: 4.7.1

Doesn’t allow to monitor a smaller area than entire county!Will increase score when it allows monitoring an area smaller than 1-2 entire counties! My son’s city is near another county so now it requires that I receive alerts for TWO entire counties, which include areas that are over 100 miles from where he lives! PLEASE change this! Also, the keyboard constantly disappears while trying to type a review..Version: 4.4

Nice app but TOO LOUD!!I like the idea of this app but had disabled it some time ago (probably let winter when it was most in use in our area). I forgot why. Loaded it again a few weeks ago. Wow! THAT must be why: the alerts are SO LOUD! I have volume on my phone turned down to tolerable volume for me, mute it at night or when I’m in a performance. Make it adjustable by user if you’d like this app to be used. Removing again for now..Version: 4.8.2

Scared Me To DeathI understand that it was supposed to send you alerts but it was 3 in the morning when they sent a red flag warning in my area 💀✋ Like, okay but its 3 in morning and gave me a heart attack for a second. Overall, its not completely accurate but its good- it shows that it works and attempts to keep you alerted, it definitely did get me alerted! Would recommend.Version: 4.0

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