Built by one person
in the New River Valley.
StormCast is a side project that grew into something useful. Here's how it got here.
I live in Giles County, Virginia, in the New River Valley.
When Hurricane Helene came through in September 2024, the flooding hit western North Carolina hard and reached us here too. Figuring out what was actually happening meant jumping between multiple sources.
I wanted one app that did all of it — weather alerts, river levels, and local emergency scanner feeds on a single screen. So I built it.
StormCast runs on free public data — NWS, USGS, NHC, AirNow. The same sources you'd check yourself, stitched into one place you can read at a glance. There's no company behind it; it's my time and my hosting bill.
Four things I won't compromise on.
Safety features stay accessible.
The alerts that protect lives are not a premium feature. The app is ad-supported, but the core severe-weather and emergency alerts will always remain free and accessible to everyone.
One screen. Less juggling.
You shouldn't need to open five apps to know whether it's safe to go outside. Every signal that matters — warnings, rivers, radar, scanners — lives on one screen, in plain language, ready in seconds.
Built where weather matters.
Designed and tested in Giles County, Virginia, where the New River floods, the cell signal isn't great, and the difference between knowing and not knowing can be hours. If it works here, it works anywhere.
Honest about what's under the hood.
You'll always be able to see exactly what data I'm pulling, where it comes from, and what I'm doing with your information. No tracking, no analytics, no selling, no surprises.
From itch to app.
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