Emergency: Severe Weather App App Reviews

The app is a good idea however it gets frustrating when the notifications are repeatedly sent. Example: with severe weather this weekend, on Sunday I received notices again that expired on Sat night as well as ones that expired earlier in the day.

A great App, which works well on the iPhone, but seems to have some trouble on The Watch. Since it was featured in the Apple Watch App, this was a little surprising. On the Watch, the first time I used the Family Safe button to test it out, I got a list of people to check on and it worked perfectly. But after that, I could not check on anyone else, because each time I hit the Family Safe button, it went straight to the response from that first person and I could not check on anyone else. Not sure if this is a bug or if its really supposed to work only from the phone.

In the older RC emergency apps (hurricane, flood, wildfire, etc.), there were options to use several different modes of communication (Twitter, SMS, Email), and these seemed to have changed in this app (or it is not obvious). Also, if the user wants to MANUALLY enter their family lists, they are unable to. When the app first opens, if the user chooses not to allow access to contacts (like many of us would prefer not to), the "add recipient" button no longer works. So, you are stuck. Overall, I prefer this all-in-one app, but want the "Im safe" functionality of the first waves of RC apps.

I really want to like this app. I have family spread out all over the country and Id like to know when there are emergencies in their areas, but the app keeps losing my locations lists. Also, when it is working, itd be nice to be able to filter by alert severity, like severe weather warnings, but not watches.

Its a great app, not just for the emergency notification, but also what to do during an a emergency.

An absolute necessity for storms of all kinds

Ive had this app a few months and today I had to add my family/locations once again, making this the third time. I have 5 locations I monitor and its annoying to keep adding them. It would be nice if it would quietly work and monitor in the background 24/7. When it works properly, its a great app.

Alerts every several minutes requesting more information. Too much info

Love the app but its very buggy I have to go in to my location and keep resetting the notifications because the app keeps losing them just needs to be fixed I am not getting notifications when I need them

Love it. Great alternative to downloading all RC apps, and peace of mind comes with the ability to monitor friends/fan in other locations.

I love this app. It combines all the others into one user friendly version. Thumbs up!!

Great when it works but notifications arent consistent. Sometimes you get them and sometimes you dont. I wouldnt rely on this app to keep me safe.

The app used to work well. Then I stopped receiving notifications. Turns out it had forgotten my monitored locations and people. An app like this needs to be reliable; this one isnt.

Unable to use family safe on iOS 8.4.

This is no better than the previous tornado app by the Red Cross. They just dont seem to be able to get it right. I dont need warnings for storms many miles away and moving in the opposite direction. I thought it might be the fault of the National Weather Service. Not! The posted NWS warning posted by the app doesnt apply to my city. A simple but accurate app would be much safer. People would likely pay attention and heed the warnings. My local TV station offers a free weather app that is accurate and reliable. Ive also found some other great weather apps in the App Store. I knew this app was mistaken when not even one of the other apps sounded a warning.

A flash flood warning was issued for my area last week. The Emergency app never notified me of a warning even though I confirmed that flash floods were turned on in settings. The Storm app notified me instantly.

If you have more than one location you cant see the other alerts

I been using this app for a while now and I never had a problem with it, it alerts me on time and very useful...worth the download

The push alerts are very delayed, sometimes hours after the alert was issued

After I installed the software update, I decided to open the app. I discovered that all my saved locations and personalized information was totally gone. It seems to be the software update. Also, I dont seem to be getting notifications lately. Otherwise, I love the app. Sleek and easy to use app, thats surprisingly comprehensive. Great to stay safe and in-the-know. No matter where you live, it covers important events in your area. Gives event-specific suggestions on how to prepare. Very well thought out design.