Emergency: Severe Weather App

American Red Cross

About this app

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. Emergency is the free weather app that helps you prepare for tornadoes, hurricanes, wildfires, 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.

Tropical storm or hurricane, Emergency provides you with severe weather updates and notifications to keep you and your loved ones safe. Receive earthquake alerts, flood warnings, and 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 tornadoes, storms, wildfires, and more. Monitor severe weather with hurricane tracker warnings and 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 WEATHER ALERTS
· NOAA weather alerts signal severe weather
· Get notified about hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes and more
· Storm warnings and severe weather alerts can be customized to your needs

NATURAL HAZARD MONITORING
· Stay safe during natural hazards impacting your location
· Tornadoes, earthquakes, wildfires, floods, 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
· Our hurricane tracker lets you monitor storm severity so you can stay safe

MORE THAN JUST A WEATHER TRACKER
· Find open Red Cross shelters with our interactive weather 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 severe weather safety features and monitoring when you need it.

What's new

In this release, we made changes to the extreme cold alerts to align with the National Weather Service.