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Tornado: American Red Cross Screenshots

iPad

iPhone

About Tornado: 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!

Ahora disponible en español.

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

What's New in the Latest Version 3.19

Last updated on Apr 19, 2023

Old Versions

The American Red Cross Tornado app will be retired in the summer of 2023. Download the Emergency app, which offers the same functionality along with tools for other hazards. Text "GETEMERGENCY" to 90999 or search “American Red Cross” in your app store. With this update, we are preparing to help you move the locations you monitor to the new Emergency app.

Version History

3.19

Apr 19, 2023

3.18.0

Jan 30, 2023

The American Red Cross Tornado app will be retired in Summer of 2023. Download the Emergency app, which offers the same functionality along with tools for other hazards. Text "GETEMERGENCY" to 90999 or search “American Red Cross” in your app store. With this update, we published an announcement along with detailed frequently asked questions about the retirement of the Tornado app.

3.17.0

Jan 23, 2023

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

3.16.2

Aug 4, 2022

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

3.16.1

Feb 1, 2022

We are always making improvements. In this release, we have improved the speed of alerts. And, allow you to enable critical alerts.

3.16.0

Nov 16, 2021

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

3.15.4

Oct 4, 2021

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

3.15.3

May 19, 2021

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

3.15.1

Apr 1, 2021

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

3.15.0

Mar 23, 2021

In this latest version of the app we have made some behind the scenes updates to support accessibility tools.

3.14.0

Nov 5, 2020

We've been working on our app to make sure we're optimized for the latest OS!

3.12.4

Jun 15, 2020

In this update, we have implemented the Map overlays and made several behind the scenes improvements.

3.12.0

Mar 2, 2020

In this release, we’ve made some small visual updates and fixed some minor bugs.

3.11.2

Dec 9, 2019

Minor Bug Fixes

3.11.1

Nov 19, 2019

Minor bug fixes

3.11.0

Nov 4, 2019

This build includes the latest updates for iOS 13 and some additional bug fixes.

3.10.2

Aug 19, 2019

Bug fixes

3.10.0

Jun 3, 2019

Small update that allows you to further understand why you receive certain alerts.

3.9.0

Nov 29, 2018

We now support the latest OS

3.8.5

Oct 30, 2018

Minor bug fixes

3.8.4

Oct 22, 2018

We've fixed some crashes you may have been experiencing.

3.8.1

Jul 9, 2018

We have fixed a bug some users may have been experiencing so they can now open individual alerts

3.7.0

Apr 16, 2018

With this update for iOS 11 users, we’ve also given the app a new look and brought your alerts and monitored places all into one tab so you can access the information you need all in one place!

3.6.0

Nov 21, 2017

We have fixed a few issues in this maintenance sprint. When on iPad, the correct navigation bar is now showing and the titles are now aligned. We have also made sure that the content bundles are updated.

3.5.2

Oct 10, 2017

We've upgraded one of our SDKs to resolve a crash issue some of you have been experiencing.

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Tornado: American Red Cross FAQ

What country or region is Tornado: American Red Cross available in?

Tornado: American Red Cross is available in regions other than the following restricted countries:

China,Kenya,Malaysia,Belize,Bermuda,Gabon,Hungary,Liberia,Mali,Nepal,Pakistan,United Arab Emirates,Burkina Faso,India,Jordan,Kyrgyzstan,Kazakhstan,Lebanon,Mauritius,Anguilla,Netherlands,Nigeria,Niger,Qatar,Suriname,Zambia,Costa Rica,Egypt,Nicaragua,Panama,Paraguay,Albania,Croatia,Kuwait,Lithuania,Mongolia,Senegal,Turks and Caicos,Turkey,Greece,Vanuatu,Luxembourg,Oman,Poland,Norway,Brunei Darussalam,Guyana,Iraq,St. Kitts and Nevis,Solomon Islands,Tonga,Belgium,Fiji,New Zealand,Brazil,Libya,Peru,Tunisia,Kosovo,Zimbabwe,Barbados,Belarus,Philippines,Afghanistan,Guatemala,Macao,Slovenia,Slovakia,Swaziland,St. Vincent & The Grenadines,Cote Divoire,Ireland,Cayman Islands,El Salvador,Canada,Uzbekistan,Thailand,France,Ghana,Morocco,Maldives,Papua New Guinea,Singapore,Venezuela,Botswana,Mozambique,Serbia,Chile,Estonia,Micronesia,Hong Kong,Myanmar,Malta,Ukraine,Austria,Bulgaria,Colombia,Germany,Georgia,Macedonia,Palau,Tajikistan,Antigua And Barbuda,Yemen,British Virgin Islands,Angola,Bahrain,Bahamas,Czech Republic,Israel,Italy,Armenia,Denmark,Finland,Honduras,Jamaica,Rwanda,Uruguay,South Africa,Cameroon,St. Lucia,Mauritania,Portugal,Uganda,Vietnam,Algeria,Benin,Dominican Republic,Latvia,Montserrat,Taiwan,Bosnia & Herzegovina,Moldova,Malawi,Sao Tome & Principe,Chad,Guinea-bissau,Ecuador,Indonesia,Saudi Arabia,Seychelles,Australia,Congo, Democratic Republic,Madagascar,Nauru,Sweden,Turkmenistan,Bhutan,Switzerland,Romania,Bolivia,Cyprus,Iceland,South Korea,Namibia,Russia,Argentina,Grenada,Gambia,Japan,Lao Peoples Democratic Republic,Sierra Leone,Tanzania,Spain,Cape Verde,United Kingdom,Sri Lanka,Montenegro,Trinidad and Tobago,Azerbaijan,Dominica,Cambodia,Mexico,Congo