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 the New River Valley.
Every time the weather turned ugly, I'd find myself opening four or five different things to figure out what was actually going on — the NWS site for warnings, USGS waterdata for the river, a radar app, a scanner app. Refresh. Switch. Refresh. It got old.
So I started building a single screen that pulled it all together. Just for me, at first.
StormCast runs on free public data — NWS, USGS, NHC, AirNow. The same sources you'd check yourself, just stitched into one place you can read at a glance. There's no company behind it; it's my time, my hosting bill, and a tool I figured other people might want too.
That's pretty much it.
Four things I won't compromise on.
Safety features stay accessible.
The alerts that protect lives are not a premium feature. The app may include ads and optional subscription features, but the core severe-weather and emergency alerts will always remain 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 a place where the 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.
What I'm working on next.
Got feedback? Send it over.
Bug reports, feature ideas, things that aren't working — I read every email. There's no support team. Just me.
StormCastTeam@gmail.com