Tornado Warnings
Tornado Warning, Tornado Watch, Tornado Emergency, and Severe Thunderstorm Warning — pushed within moments of being issued by the NWS.
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WHAT YOU'LL RECEIVE
Every NWS alert for Vail.
StormCast delivers every NWS alert issued for your area, including:
Flood Alerts
Flash Flood Warning, Flood Watch, Flood Advisory, River Flood Warning, and Coastal Flood alerts for Crawford County.
Heat & Cold
Excessive Heat Warning, Heat Advisory, Wind Chill Warning, Freeze Warning, Frost Advisory, and Hard Freeze alerts.
Winter Storms
Winter Storm Warning, Ice Storm Warning, Blizzard Warning, Winter Weather Advisory, and Wind Chill advisories.
Fire Weather
Red Flag Warning and Fire Weather Watch when conditions favor rapid fire spread in Iowa.
Lightning & Wind
High Wind Warning, Wind Advisory, lightning proximity alerts, and Special Weather Statements.
How It Works
1
Download StormCast
Free on Google Play. No subscription, no account required for weather alerts.
2
Set Your Location
StormCast uses your GPS or lets you save specific locations — home, work, family. Monitor as many places as you want.
3
Get Alerts Instantly
The NWS feed is checked every 30 seconds. When a warning is issued for Vail, your phone gets a push notification — even at 3 AM with the screen off.
About Vail
StormCast provides instantaneous emergency alerts across Crawford County, ensuring residents in Vail and the surrounding area are notified of hazardous conditions immediately.
County
Crawford
State
Iowa
NWS Zone
IAZ044
Forecast Office
DMX
Radar
KDMX
Coordinates
42.0338°N, 95.1778°W
Get Weather Alerts for Vail
StormCast monitors the NWS every 30 seconds and pushes severe weather alerts for Vail directly to your phone.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get weather alerts for Vail, IA?
Download StormCast free on Google Play and set Vail, IA as one of your monitored locations. StormCast checks the NWS alert feed every 30 seconds and pushes tornado warnings, flood alerts, severe thunderstorm warnings, and all other NWS alerts directly to your phone.
What types of weather alerts does Vail get?
Vail is in NWS forecast zone IAZ044, served by the DMX Weather Forecast Office. Depending on the season and geography, alerts can include Tornado Warning, Severe Thunderstorm Warning, Flash Flood Warning, Flood Watch, Winter Storm Warning, Ice Storm Warning, Heat Advisory, and more.
Does StormCast cover Crawford County?
Yes. StormCast delivers all NWS alert types for every county and forecast zone in the United States. Vail and all of Crawford County are fully covered.
Is StormCast free?
Yes. StormCast is free on Google Play. Core severe weather alerts will always be free — they're safety features, not premium features.