About this app
Chief Meteorologist Steve Udelson and Severe Weather Center 9 meteorologists have made the most accurate local weather app, “The WSOC-TV Weather App,” even better. Charlotte’s most powerful weather app includes the following:Summary of Features:
-tThere is a new radar in the weather app that matches the radar found on other digital platforms and also includes future radar to provide you with a likely path and outlook of storms. The radar has 250 meter resolution, the highest available.
-tNew tracks - We added earthquakes and storm tracks as layers in the radar. Now you can track the location and magnitude of earthquakes as well for storms the speed, direction and type. Tap the “storm symbols” icon in the radar to see the list.
-tLocally crafted forecasts. Select a location inside the Charlote market to see a local forecast created by WSOC-TV’s local weather experts. The app tells you which member of Severe Weather Center 9 crafted the local forecast. National applications that come pre-loaded on your phone don’t have local experts focused solely on getting the local forecast right every day.
-tPush alerts are FREE for more than 25 alert types including everything from tornado warnings to winter storm warnings and tropical storm alert types.
-tNow you can scroll through the home screen to access most of what you need or want on one tab.
-tPlace a location pin precisely where you want it for a specific address or any position on a map. When saving a location you can name it exactly how you want it.
-tThe app works with identical features on tablet and handset.
-tAdditional items added seasonally
The weather app also has these critical benefits and features:
-tThe radar zooms down to your neighborhood or zooms out to check radar anywhere in the country.
-tThe app provides Location-Based alerts. While many other apps offer alerts based on your county, This app supports a more precise type of alert issued for the most dangerous types of weather threats. More precision means you get alerts that matter to you, not false alarms.
-tCurrent conditions, hourly and daily forecasts for any location you enter.
-tHigh resolution satellite cloud imagery
-tAbility to add and save locations
-tA fully integrated GPS for current location awareness
-tAdditional items added seasonally
*Data and alerting available for the United States only.
