About this app

Get the ultimate all-hazard app for weather safety with Emergency by the American Red Cross.

The best time to get ready is before a disaster happens. Emergency is the free weather app that helps you prepare for winter weather, earthquakes, wildfires, and much more. With a dynamic to-do list, you'll know what actions to take to get ready. And if a disaster impacts your location, you can easily find open Red Cross shelters with our interactive map.

From light snow to potential blizzards, Emergency provides you with severe weather updates and notifications to keep you and your loved ones safe. Receive earthquake alerts, flood warnings, and NOAA weather alerts when you need them most. Emergency enables you to select which alerts are your highest priority and should override Do Not Disturb. Stay safe with the help of Emergency.

Emergency provides alerts for storms, wildfire weather, and more. Get over 40 customizable NOAA weather alerts on your device. Choose how you would like to receive each alert for your home location, live location, and eight additional locations.

Enjoy a local weather app that's accessible and made for everyone. Emergency is free and available in both English and Spanish.

EMERGENCY FEATURES

EMERGENCY ALERTS
· NOAA weather alerts signal severe weather
· Get flood warnings, snow storm alerts, earthquake alerts and more
· Customize severe weather alerts and notifications to your needs

NATURAL HAZARD MONITORING
· Stay safe during winter weather and natural hazards impacting your location
· Earthquakes, wildfires, floods, tornadoes, and more – Emergency has you covered
· Monitor severe weather seamlessly and stay up to date with real-time alerts

LIVE STORM TRACKING
· Emergency tracks storms and severe weather at every moment
· Doppler radar keeps you up to date on storm and weather changes

MORE THAN JUST A WEATHER TRACKER
· Find open Red Cross shelters with our interactive weather map
· Step-by-step guides help you prepare
· See a wildfire risk map for your area and create a personalized wildfire plan
· Our free weather app works with your phone's accessibility features for a customized experience
· Emergency is available in both English and Spanish

Get the ultimate all-hazard app for you and your family. Download Emergency today for top winter weather safety features and severe weather monitoring when you need it.

New features

We’re always making changes and improvements to the Emergency app. In this release, we have done some general maintenance and bug fixes.

App Permissions

Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows an app to access approximate location.
Allows access to the vibrator.
Required to be able to access the camera device.
Allows an app to access precise location.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.