Custom Severe Updates

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We’re working hard at adding our custom severe weather notification details to our new free app Instant Weather.

We send these custom severe updates out for tornado potential, dangerous wind gusts, large hail, and more.

Until we finish adding this feature, if you see a notification from us but nothing shows up in the app, please visit our Facebook page for the details.

We’re working hard to complete this feature! More details ASAP.

Thank you!

- Adam

Emergency Alerts

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A few in Ontario are wondering why Instant Weather did not send out the Emergency Alert. To clarify, we have not integrated with "Alert Ready" government alerts as of yet.

We plan to add those in the future and also make them optional as we realize some do not receive the government Emergency Alerts if they're not connected to LTE or using the right device.

More details on that ASAP. Thank you!

Adam

Ps.

On the topic of customizing alerts, when we do add Alert Ready government alerts for all sorts of things from telephone outages to water advisories, it would be nice to also include the option to turn on/off every type of alert in the app. We flirted with this idea in the past for our Text Message Alerts and I feel it's an important option as everyone has unique needs and wants.

Community reports future plans

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We plan to display community reports on the map or perhaps in a list format as well so you can see the reports as they show up in real-time from other community members! :)

We also plan to simplify the reporting process so it's fast, easy and can use your app location if required.

This upgrade will certainly take some time as we have many other top priorities to deal with first like a widget, severe weather information, etc. However, we can't wait to improve this as it sounds like it could be very helpful to those traveling, etc.

Imagine seeing wind damage reports in real-time popping up on the map as a tornado touches down. Invaluable feedback to help us and everyone in the community determine how dangerous a storm is while it's occurring.

The future is now. 

Adam