Emergency: Severe Weather App

Alerts, Maps, Radar & Shelters

Free

Monitor severe weather and protect yourself and your loved ones with alerts, weather maps and live updates. American Red Cross Emergency App Prepare to protect yourself and your loved ones with expert tips, real-time alerts and easy-to-use tools. Extreme weather and disasters are happening more often. The Emergency app helps you stay safe before, during and after a disaster. With the Emergency app, you can: • Get prepared with short guides, interactive games and personalized checklists • Receive official National Weather Service (NOAA) alerts right on your phone • Use real-time weather maps and hurricane tracking • Find help after a disaster by locating Red Cross shelters and services The Emergency app is free, available in English and Spanish and works with your phone’s built-in accessibility features. Key Features Real-Time Severe Weather Alerts • Get official NOAA alerts when severe weather threatens your area • Receive notifications for tornadoes, hurricanes, floods, severe thunderstorms and more • Customize alerts by location and hazard type Extreme Weather and Hazard Monitoring • Track major weather events in your area • Monitor hurricanes, floods, tornadoes and other hazards • Get real-time updates to help you stay informed and safe Live Alerts and Storm Tracking • Follow storm paths as weather changes • View live weather maps, including Doppler radar More Than a Weather App • Find open Red Cross shelters and disaster services sites with an interactive map • Prepare with step-by-step guides and personalized checklists • Designed with accessibility in mind, and is compatible with your phone’s built-in assistive technologies • Free and available in English and Spanish Get the all-hazards app you can trust. Download the Red Cross Emergency app today.

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We added 20 more alerts from the National Weather Service and introduced personalized checklists to help you get prepared.

The developer, American Red Cross, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .

  • Data Linked to You

    The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:

    • Location
    • User Content
    • Identifiers
  • Data Not Linked to You

    The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:

    • Usage Data
    • Diagnostics

Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More

The developer indicated that this app supports the following accessibility features. Learn More

  • Supported Features

    • VoiceOver

    • Larger Text

    • Differentiate Without Color Alone

    • Sufficient Contrast

  • Seller
    • American Red Cross
  • Size
    • 171.5 MB
  • Category
    • Weather
  • Compatibility
    Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
    • iPhone
      Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
    • iPad
      Requires iPadOS 18.0 or later.
  • Languages
    • English
  • Age Rating
    9+
  • Copyright
    • Copyright © 2026 The American National Red Cross