Storm Ready vs StormNet

StormReady — Severe Weather Prep & Emergency Toolkit Be Storm Ready — Before, During, and After the Storm. StormReady is your all-in-one disaster preparedness and severe weather companion designed to help you prepare, respond, and recover during hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, wildfires, snowstorms, tropical storms, and other emergencies. With real-time alerts, offline-ready tools, emergency planning resources, and powerful preparedness features, StormReady helps individuals and families stay informed and organized when every second matters. Key Features: • Real-Time NOAA Weather Alerts Receive instant National Weather Service alerts for your current location. StormReady intelligently sends notifications only for new alerts to reduce notification fatigue. Filter alerts by category such as Tornado, Flood, Hurricane, Fire Weather, Severe Thunderstorm, and more. • Advanced Radar & Storm Tracking Track storms in real time with interactive radar maps, forecast overlays, hurricane tracking, NOAA warning layers, and future radar forecasting tools so you can monitor dangerous conditions as they develop. • Shelter Finder & Emergency Locations Quickly locate nearby: Emergency shelters Hospitals Pharmacies Gas stations Pet shelters Charging stations Maps and emergency location data can be cached for offline use before storms arrive. • Offline Ready Mode Critical emergency information stays accessible even when internet service is unavailable. StormReady can save: Weather forecasts NOAA alerts Shelter information Emergency contacts Family emergency plans Checklists Medical information Insurance photos and storm documentation • Emergency SOS Toolkit Access emergency tools instantly during dangerous situations, including: SOS emergency screen Strobe and flashlight tools Quick emergency contact access Emergency communication support • Emergency Contacts Quick Access A dedicated emergency contact bar provides one-tap access to: 911 Poison Control FEMA Local emergency management Utility outage reporting Family emergency contacts Designed for fast access during active emergencies. • Family Emergency Hub Store and manage emergency contact information for family members, including phone numbers, meeting locations, medical notes, and safe-status tracking. Quickly access important information even during power or internet outages. • Customizable Storm & Disaster Checklists Create personalized preparedness checklists based on forecasted threats in your area. Add your own supplies and tasks, track progress, and share lists with family members to coordinate storm preparation. • Emergency Supply Tracker Track critical supplies including: Water Batteries Fuel Propane Medications Pet food Non-perishable food Monitor quantities, receive expiration reminders, generate shopping lists, and view your overall storm readiness score. • Local Weather Forecasts View current weather conditions along with short-term forecasts tailored to your location so you can make informed decisions before conditions worsen. • Pre-Storm Insurance Logbook Document valuables, property conditions, and insurance information before disasters occur. Save photos and notes to help simplify insurance claims and recovery later. • Post-Storm Recovery Logbook Record storm damage, recovery progress, expenses, and important notes after severe weather events. Attach multiple photos to each log entry for documentation and insurance purposes. • Built for Real Emergencies StormReady was designed to remain practical, lightweight, and easy to use during stressful situations. Features are optimized for quick access, offline readiness, and reliable emergency organization. Whether you are preparing for an approaching hurricane, monitoring severe weather, evacuating during a wildfire, or documenting damage after a storm, StormReady helps keep your family informed, organized, and ready.

StormNet is optimized to provide the most accurate severe weather forecast with NEXRAD, Super-Res Radar. StormNet is completely free, with no ads. Trained on decades of severe weather events, StormNet analyzes high-resolution radar, satellites, ground-based sensors, and weather forecast models in real-time to find complex patterns that lead to severe weather. The model updates every 2 minutes to provide 14-day forecasts for lightning, hail, damaging thunderstorm winds, and tornadoes. Super-Res Radar is the highest-resolution NEXRAD radar data available from 159 stations across the continental United States. Each radar station updates every 3-4 minutes and measures the intensity of precipitation based on how much energy the radar signal receives back from objects in the atmosphere. Combined, StormNet + Super-Res Radar provides a first-of-its-kind, multiple-component severe weather forecast system for the United States. StormNet Map Overlays • Radar: The highest-resolution radar available for the United States from each radar station. • Radar + Risk: NEXRAD radar, alongside StormNet risk probabilities, for the next 4 hours. • Risk Forecast: The StormNet risk probabilities from real-time to 14 days into the future. StormNet Risk Forecasts • Lightning • Hail • Damaging Winds • Tornado Super-Res (NEXRAD) Radar • Radar Reflectivity • Radar Velocity • Spectrum Width National Weather Service Warnings • Tornado • Severe Thunderstorm • Snow Squall • Flash Flood StormNet vs. National Weather Service The National Weather Service, the Storm Prediction Center, and other government agencies are the official sources for watches, warnings, and severe weather information. StormNet should serve as a trusted and automated guide for severe weather risk, but StormNet should not be treated as an official source. StormNet vs. Traditional Weather Models Existing weather forecast models are incredible feats of engineering and predict the ingredients for severe weather, but they are not designed to excel at severe weather forecasting and are not real-time tools. StormNet was trained and optimized to provide severe weather forecasts. StormNet vs. Other Weather Apps Existing weather apps and companies usually pass along official government watches and warnings, and often communicate if lightning or hail is already close by. While these are valuable features, we are not aware of another weather app or company that matches StormNet’s ability to provide real-time updates for lightning, hail, damaging thunderstorm winds, and tornado risk. Powered by OpenSnow In 2011, OpenSnow began predicting snowfall for skiers and snowboarders. OpenSnow has since become a global leader in mountain weather forecasts and expanded to provide forecasts for every type of outdoor activity. Since lightning is a risk to outdoor activities, especially on longer mountain-based adventures, OpenSnow created a weather forecast system that would provide both lightning forecasts to support real-time decisions and multi-day outlooks to support trip planning. Meteorologist Andrew Brady built StormNet to predict the risk of severe weather. OpenSnow acquired his technology in 2024 to help people stay safe and enjoy the outdoors. — Terms & Conditions — StormNet is free and available in the United States. We'll never track you, sell ads, or collect data. We only ask for your location to show the most accurate radar and severe weather forecast. Full terms and conditions can be found here: https://support.opensnow.com/legal/terms | https://support.opensnow.com/legal/privacy