# WDAM 7 First Alert Weather — user reviews > 78 indexed App Store user reviews of WDAM 7 First Alert Weather by Gray Television Group, Inc., rated 4.70/5 from 11,210 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wdam-7-first-alert-weather/id419352047/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wdam-7-first-alert-weather/id419352047.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 9,213 · 4★ 1,285 · 3★ 365 · 2★ 101 · 1★ 246 ## What do users think of WDAM 7 First Alert Weather? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🌟 Accurate weather forecasts - 📢 Reliable weather alerts - 👍 Helpful live weather tracking - 💯 Dependable and trustworthy - 🌍 Great area coverage **Cons** - 🚨 Too many unnecessary alerts - 📺 Excessive advertising - 🔍 Radar map issues - 🤖 Location tracking problems - 🔴 Ads during severe weather **Commonly reported bugs** - Video playback issues - App crashes and freezes - Radar not updating in real-time **Most requested features** - Customizable alert settings - Disable ads during emergencies - Improve radar map functionality ## Newest reviews (12 of 78) ### 4/5 — Great for really local *2026-05-26, version 6.1.601* Wonderful for really local but way off for other places like an hour away. ### 4/5 — Needs Live Video Feed *2026-03-12, version 6.1.601* A lot of information packed into this app. However, during the last severe weather event, we had to download the “regular” WDAM app to access the live video updates. It would be helpful if this app had live video updates as well. ### 2/5 — Daily weather background *2026-02-16, version 6.1.401* Can’t see what the daily temps are because of a cloudy then bright spot in the background. Just make the background a simple color or a nice clean weather related background instead of a bad cloudy looking, bad day background. ### 2/5 — 2026 Update *2026-01-26, version 6.1.302* The latest update is a perfect example of “if it ain’t broke don’t fix it”. Why take a perfectly good simple app and build in a huge learning curve? The options on the RADAR screen are hardly intuitive and are cumbersome. In case any developer should read this, get a cup of coffee, read the paper, watch WDAM news, bring back the old app features and leave it alone! ### 3/5 — Messed up *2025-01-07, version 5.17.509* Last update screw the radar map up. It will not go “full screen “. Cuts parts off on one end and adds to much to the other end. Please fix. It was fine before. All apps are doing that by this developer ### 3/5 — Too much advertising *2024-12-31, version 5.17.509* I don’t watch 30 seconds of advertising waiting for the weather forecast to start. I will look elsewhere. ### 2/5 — Toyota of Hattiesburg *2024-09-23, version 5.15.412* I get sick of seeing that bald headed Toyota of Hattiesburg guy when I want to check the weather. Would’ve been a 5 star rating if not for his bald self ### 2/5 — Radar *2023-07-04, version 5.10.500* The radar map is not loading ### 2/5 — Sleezy ads *2023-04-03, version 5.7.301* I have vowed not to use any business that shows up when you launch the app. Even is you just leave and return to the app you have to go threw an ad to see this possibly life saving information. Also why do I have to have Facebook to get the emergency weather streams? Those streams should also be on this app. I deleted my Facebook for privacy reasons and had to make a new one just to make sure I wasn’t about to get blown away. ### 5/5 — 5stars For sure *2023-02-15, version 5.7.301* After Traveling and living in other states the WDAMWeather Crew is the Best and one of the most accurate I have witnessed. ### 3/5 — Playing the current video of the day and playing Patrick’s video. *2023-01-15, version 5.7.301* It’s very confusing trying to figure out what is the current video for Patrick. It’s even hard to figure out how to play it. ### 5/5 — Life Saver (Literally) *2022-12-30, version 5.7.112* This app saved mine and my family members life. We were in the 1/21 Hattiesburg early morning tornado. If this weather tracking app wouldn’t have alarmed us, we would not have known to take shelter until it was too late! Thank you for keeping us up to date in real time ❤️ ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Get another app *2026-07-19, version 6.2.520* This app doesn’t really reflect what the news station puts out ### 1/5 — Radar *2026-05-29, version 6.1.601* The radar isn’t working ### 1/5 — Color scheme *2026-02-19, version 6.1.401* That is good except for the color scheme for the lows and highs on daily forecast. The low is a very light blue. And you can’t see the damn thing. Especially when the background is cloudy. When it’s a sunny day it’s the same color as the blue background completely ridiculous who the hell needs to read this to change that? ### 1/5 — Background sucks *2025-12-28, version 5.17.805* When looking at daily forecasts, you can’t see the temps because of the background image. Hard to see white letters against white clouds. ### 1/5 — Too much *2025-08-25, version 5.17.706* We I signed up for alerts I didn’t think it would be senseless “alerts” all day long. I’m sorry but I don’t see why anyone needs several alters a day about a heat advisory in August in south Mississippi. One a day should be more than enough! It is very distracting at work when my phone goes off several times in an 8 hour work day with these. You ever hear of the little boy that cried wolf? Too many of these alerts, and we stop reading them. So when there really is alarming weather we will not be prepared. ### 1/5 — Why? *2024-11-26, version 5.16.1703* This app “WAS” good but when I reinstalled it it wouldn’t track my location even thought I went on settings and let it track me but it still didn’t work so something’s wrong and it’s getting on my nerves I did everything right so it can’t be that I’m doing something wrong it’s a bug in the app ### 1/5 — Really bad app! *2024-05-14, version 5.12.701* This might be the most frustrating app just because of the ads. I get that they have to make money but if I’m having a tornado warning going off and I open the app to see where or how close it is to me and I have to see a Toyota ad as soon as I open the app. Not to mention the required video ad before the live stream. 0/10. ### 1/5 — Adds during weather events *2023-02-09, version 5.7.301* In the rural south where most people don’t have access to high speed internet and cable tv who depend on their phones for weather… they do not need to see a carters jewelry add while a tornado is on the ground… ### 1/5 — Will not wort *2022-05-21, version 5.4.910* I cannot get the videos to play. ### 1/5 — Radar *2022-02-21, version 5.4.910* Don’t like the black background ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Great job *2026-04-27, version 6.1.601* The team is outstanding!!! ### 5/5 — The best *2026-04-26, version 6.1.601* Been watching since Jim Gibbon ### 5/5 — The ad *2026-03-12, version 6.1.601* It would be great if the ad that pops up when you load the app to look at the weather was disabled during tornado weather. It stays on way too long. Other than that the app is great. ### 5/5 — Great news Rex *2026-01-22, version 6.1.302* TY Rex, always enjoy your reports, you always do a great job, thankful for you & your coworkers, I’m grateful for all of you. ### 5/5 — A Big Thank you! *2025-04-06, version 5.17.511* Great area coverage. The updates are very much appreciated. ### 5/5 — Current weather *2024-11-18, version 5.16.1703* The WDAM app is great for seeing approaching rain, lightning and tornadoes. ### 5/5 — WDAM *2024-09-15, version 5.15.412* Awesome weather app. ### 5/5 — Wdam *2023-07-03, version 5.10.500* They are soo good I love how they keep on track god bless wdam ### 5/5 — Radar *2023-05-29, version 5.8.500* Radar is behind on the actual time ### 5/5 — Best weather app *2023-03-23, version 5.7.301* The best weather app I have ever had!! --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-10.*