Ground Truth vs Before It Strikes

Ground Truth puts every official NWS wind, hail, and tornado report on one fast, interactive map. Pick any date back to June 1999 or track severe weather reports as they come in today. Tap any pin for NWS report details and one-tap links to radar, local news, scanners, and more. Purpose-built for spotters, chasers, disaster relief teams, emergency managers, and first responders, by a fellow disaster relief volunteer. WHAT YOU CAN DO - Plot tornado, hail, and damaging-wind reports for any day since June 1999 - View live Local Storm Reports (flash floods, wildfires, heavy rain, ice, and more) - See EF-rated tornado damage tracks from official NWS surveys, with length, width, peak wind, and more - Tap any report for instant links to radar, social feeds, scanners, and local media - Download data for the field and keep working with zero signal - Get alerts for NWS storm reports in the states you follow - Share storm summary maps and videos - Filter by report type, hail size, and wind speed - View live warnings and radar BUILT FOR - Storm chasers and weather enthusiasts who want all the data - SKYWARN spotters and meteorologists verifying what actually happened - Emergency managers, CERT, ham radio operators and disaster-relief teams providing relief - Roofing/restoration teams and insurance adjusters confirming hail and wind damage by date and location FREE FOR EVERYONE - Every NWS storm report since June 1999 - Live Local Storm Reports (wildfire, rainfall totals, ice accumulations, and more) - EF-rated tornado damage tracks - Offline downloads for the field - Storm alerts for your state - Zero ads GROUND TRUTH PRO - NWS Damage Survey Photos: ground photos from official NWS tornado surveys, county by county - Unlimited Alerts: wind, hail, and tornado notifications - Custom Action Links: add your own quick links and dynamic search queries to every report Pro keeps the whole app ad-free and directly supports an independent developer, a fellow disaster-relief worker and volunteer who built Ground Truth to help others when storms hit. DATA SOURCE Reports, tracks, and survey photos come directly from the National Weather Service, NOAA Storm Prediction Center, and the NOAA Damage Assessment Toolkit, the same sources the professionals trust. We've built additional tools and resources on top of their verified data to help others prepare and respond faster. Ground Truth is an independent app from Red Sky Ready. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by NOAA or the National Weather Service. Privacy Policy: https://redskyready.com/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Severe weather, before it happens. You shouldn't find out about a storm when the first bolt hits. Before It Strikes watches the sky for you — pushing official National Weather Service warnings the instant they're issued, tracking storms headed your way, and counting down exactly when it's safe to go back outside. Free. Nationwide. Built for anyone who has to make the call to head inside. -Lightning safety countdown When lightning strikes within 10 miles, a 30-minute timer starts — and resets with every nearby strike, just like the 30-30 rule the pros use. When it reaches zero, you're clear. It lives right on your Lock Screen and Apple Watch. -Official NWS alerts, instantly Tornado, severe thunderstorm, and flash-flood warnings straight from the National Weather Service — for home, the lake house, the kids' school, anywhere you save. With a live expiration countdown, plain-English guidance, and every affected county. - Hi-res 3D radar Crisp, smooth radar you can tilt into 3D and zoom to your own street. 150+ live radar sites, nationwide — pan to any storm in the country. - Storm Center One screen that reads the sky: a 1–5 threat level, live lightning rate, the nearest strike, the next-6-hour outlook, and local storm reports as they land. - See it coming A heads-up when a storm is overhead or heading your way — with tornado, wind, and hail threats in plain words, before the first bolt. - On your wrist The all-clear countdown mirrors to your Apple Watch as a glowing ring — a glance tells you whether it's safe to go back out. - Follows you Save every place you care about, or let it track wherever you are. Loud when it counts, silent when it doesn't. No subscription. No paywall on safety. Every feature, free. A note on safety Official National Weather Service warnings are always the source of truth. Some features — such as lightning prediction and storm scoring — are experimental situational awareness and should never be used in place of official warnings or lightning-safety guidance. When in doubt, seek shelter.