As technology has advanced and the Internet is now at our fingertips, phone apps & social media have become a valuable tools to help you keep you up to date & prepared.
National Weather Service (NWS)
Take the weather with you on your mobile phone! Wherever you are, you can get the local weather forecast from the National Weather Service with one click on your home screen. Bookmark NWS - Mobile Weather to make sure that you have the latest weather news and information on the go.
NWS - Mobile Weather
The Indiana Travel Advisory App
In addition to weather, the app will also include notifications with regard to flooding, hazardous materials spills, and other events that could affect travel.
Features include:
- The ability for users to set alerts for any county or counties they choose, up to every county in the state. When the travel status in a selected county is changed, the user will receive an alert notification.
- Weather conditions for each county. Tapping on a county will display the temperature and an icon with the current conditions.
- Contact information for county emergency management agencies, which are responsible for status updates.
Click on the link below to download the app now:
FEMA
Alerts from the National Weather Service: Receive severe weather alerts for up to five locations across the U.S. and see information about how to stay safe.
Features include:
- Disaster Reporter: Upload and share photos of damage and recovery efforts.
- Maps of disaster resources: Locate and receive driving directions to open shelters and disaster recovery centers.
- Apply for assistance: Easily access DisasterAssistance.gov to apply for federal disaster assistance.
- Custom emergency safety information: Save a custom list of the items in your family’s emergency kit, as well as the places you will meet in case of an emergency.
- Safety tips: Receive safety and preparedness reminders and learn how to stay safe before, during, and after over 20 types of hazards, including floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, and earthquakes.
- Information in Spanish: Easily toggle between English and Spanish for all features of the app.
Click on the link below to download the app now:
INDOT Mobile
Find Indiana travel information with the INDOT Mobile App. Use INDOT travel maps to receive real-time traffic updates and find information on INDOT construction projects, width and weight limits, and INDOT contact information.
Key Features:
- Report A Concern: send issues you see on INDOT-maintained roads to INDOT customer service
- Travel Maps: road closures, traffic speeds, traffic cameras, message boards, weight, and width restriction
- Sign up for INDOT alerts via GovDelviery
- Connect with INDOT on social media
- Tolling Information
- Travel Advisories
- Visit the INDOT website
Click on the link below to download the app now:
American Red Cross Phone App
The Red Cross Emergency app combines more than 35 different types of severe weather and emergency alerts. You can choose the alerts that are important to your location or the location of loved ones. The “Family Safe” feature allows you to notify
loved ones that an alert has been issued in their area and check to see if they are safe. The app also offers information on what to do before, during, and after severe weather hits and how to find open Red Cross Shelters. All content is also available in Spanish.
You can download the app to your mobile device or smartphone free on iTunes (Apple-iOS 6.0 or later) and Google Play (Android).
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The Weather Channel App
Tracks weather and provides local forecasts and push alerts of severe weather to
your mobile device.
Click on the link below to download the app now:
Social Media Suggestions
Social media and collaborative technologies have become critical components of emergency preparedness, response, and recovery.
