Tornado by American Red Cross

One of CNN's 7 apps to help survive a tornado

Get your family and home ready for a tornado. The American Red Cross tornado app is the complete solution you need to understand and prepare for a tornado and all that comes with it. With interactive quizzes and simple step-by-step advice it’s never been easier to be ready!

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Features:

• Free and available in English and Spanish

• Audible siren when NOAA issues a Tornado warning for any of your monitored locations letting you know when it’s time to go to your safe room plus an all-clear alert when the warning expires (Note: Alerts' sounds will NOT override if phone is on vibrate or in sleep mode)

• Customizable alerting and push notification options.

• Easy to view alert feed with the ability to remove alerts.

• Simple step-by-step instructions to help you know what-to-do even if the cell towers and TVs are down.

• Prioritized actions for before, during, and after requires no mobile connectivity

• Help distant friends and family in tornado alley with ability to receive tornado watch and warning alerts based on their location from NOAA

• Map with open Red Cross shelters and other weather-related layers.

• Be ready should a tornado hit by learning how to assemble an emergency kit for your family in the event of power outage or evacuation

• Reduce your household’s stress and anxiety should a tornado hit by learning to make and practice an emergency plan

• Interactive quizzes allow you to earn badges that you can share with your friends and show off your tornado knowledge

• Know the difference between a watch and a warning

• Learn how to deal with food and water impacted by floods and power outages

• Simply let friends/family know you’re safe with customizable “I’m Safe” notification sharable thru social media, text and email

• Let others know where you are with the Toolkit’s strobe light, flashlight and audible alert functions