[HonkyTonkMan]

I personally use two radios:

• the WR120 NOAA Weather and Emergency Alert Radio - WR120 It's abt $50 from Midland.

• I also use the BaoFeng BF-F8HP 8-Watt Dual Band Two-Way Radio. With a little programming using CHIRP, you can get NOAA weather alerts on it. Good for portability. About $45.

  I'm sure there are great recommendations from others and welcome your insight!

[HonkyTonkMan]

Especially for smartphone/mobile apps. I wish we did not have to pay for a non-ad version given that WX is safety-critical.

[SuperLuminal]

Good list...

[MrHead]

i like:
https://radar.weather.gov/ridge/standard/CONUS-LARGE_loop.gif

[ProtectOurFreedom]

I just open the Apple “Weather” app. Or look out a window. If the trees are bent way over or snapping, we skedaddle.

Ponderosa Pines do snap in two 20-40 feet off the ground.

[metmom]

Ryan Hall, Y’all and Max Velocity.

[Jonty30]

Look to see if your state has an emergency broadcast app for your phone.

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

Bkmrk

[E. Pluribus Unum]

We have one of these.

Just got a severe weather warning a few hours ago. Get a half-dozen flash flood alerts every year.

[steveo]

I have one called My Lightning Tracker, don’t know if it’s available on IOS because I use an Android. I can set a watch area centered around my location and have it scanned from 10 to 20 miles out. I get an alert and can run in and disconnect all my radio antennas.

[packagingguy]

ventusky.com

It’s not weather alerts but has very detailed world maps so you can monitor conditions in Antarctica, the Sahara, the Andes, anywhere you want.

[usconservative]

I have both of those radios and your recommendation is spot-on.

[Yogafist]

I generally use three apps to keep an eye on the weather, but I really like Texas Storm Chasers. It gives information on how hard it is raining, where there is hail or strong winds, and where there are or were tornados.

https://texasstormchasers.com/

[quantim]

https://www.windy.com

I am a premium member...because I had to have it. Free version is more than most people need anyway. Dozens of different overlays and all kinds of altitudes, temps, pressures, sounds, wind speeds etc. along with many different sources. Have the app on my phone and the website on a big monitor.  Much faster than anything else at least for me.  The radar on Accuweather is pretty good also but takes longer to load.

[Southside_Chicago_Republican]

Bookmark

[dagunk]

National Weather Service - This one’s set for Salina Kansas. Enter “town,state” in the window. It will post watches and warnings on the radar maps. Scroll down.

https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=38.8406&lon=-97.6124

Or you can start here

https://www.weather.gov/

Again, watches and warnings are posted.

Operational Product Viewer. The whole country. Play with it a bit.

https://mrms.nssl.noaa.gov/qvs/product_viewer/index.php?menu=/home/metop/web/specific/opv/menu_config.txt&time_mode=update&zoom=4&clon=-98&clat=38&base=0&overlays=1&mping_mode=0&product_type=shsrs&product=SHSR&qpe_pal_option=0&opacity=0.4&looping_active=on&num_frames=6&frame_step=200&seconds_step=600

[bk1000]

MyRadar is a really good app. Free, but you would have to pay for certain upgrades. If they say it’s going to rain in twenty minutes, it is.

[sauropod]

Review

[HereInTheHeartland]

Just monitoring the National Weather Service for your area will keep you informed.
Go go deeper and get behind the scenes info, click on “forecast discussion “ below .
You can sometimes see things they are seeing for trends before they put in the actual forecast .
Just put your town in to get it for your area:

https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=39.1127&lon=-94.6268

[HartleyMBaldwin]

A weather rock is generally pretty accurate.

[zzeeman]

Great idea, thanks for the thread!