Providing a simplified display of advanced radar data and alerting.
About Storm Hunter WX
Storm Hunter WX is a weather app developed by John McLaughlin Meteorologist.
Download Statistics
Storm Hunter WX has been downloaded 63 thousand times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 280 times.
User Ratings
Storm Hunter WX is rated 3.42 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 420 ratings.
App Information
Storm Hunter WX is FREE to download. The APK download size is 118.74 MB. The latest version available is 6.7.1.1301. The last update was on June 24, 2026.
Technical Requirements
Storm Hunter WX requires Android 6.0+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play June 2017.
Description
Developed in partnership with former KCCI-TV (Des Moines, IA) meteorologist John McLaughlin to provide a simplified display of advanced radar data and Safety Net Alerting to multiple locations with user-definable thresholds. McLaughlin pioneered the use of Doppler radar for severe storm tracking on Iowa television, working with Bob Baron of Baron Weather to develop and install the nation's first High Definition Doppler radar (VHDD) in 1995. Storm Hunter allows you the option to select notification as storms begin to produce lighting, hail, or rotation so you can be alerted even before official warnings are issued. Up to eight locations can be specified so you can make sure your loved ones know when dangerous weather approaches.
Storm Hunter includes five high resolution NWS radars covering Iowa. Select from radar intensity and velocity, plus one click threat delineation with the "Baron Button" breaking down storm cells into rain, hail and wind threats.
Storm Hunter's Future Scan product extrapolates storm cells from their current radar locations out to one hour including predicted decay or growth.
Detailed national radar will cover you across the United States, plus our "U.S. Severe Wind" product shows the areas of greatest wind shear as detected across the network of National Weather Service Doppler Radars. This tool is useful for quickly identifying rotation and damaging wind areas.
In addition to custom alerts, you can save multiple location for specific computer generated weather forecasts from the national weather prediction models. Forecast radar and rain/snow accumulations out to 24 hours and radar estimated rain totals are great features in the Storm Hunter app.
The Storm Hunter app is linked to the Iowa Storm Chasing Network for live streaming of severe weather events from the Storm Hunter Ford Escape chase vehicle and live radar analysis for significant tornado days.
Storm Hunter Weather is sponsored by the McLaughlin Family companies in Iowa, Including New Way Ford, New Way Auto Group, McLaughlin Imprint and Apparel and Hurricane Motorsports. Advertisement links include exclusive discounts on new and used automobiles and apparel for Storm Hunter users.
Meteorologist John McLaughlin says "The Storm Hunter app is a way for me to continue to share my passion for weather, even after my 31 year career on Iowa television ended due to a medical condition. Best of all, thanks to my family members financial support, the app is free to download and use. For that I am very grateful."
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This app is my "go to" for weather forecasts and radar sweeps. Very happy to see the modernized updates (even though I will miss the background images). Thank you!!
★★★★☆Russell Van Buskirk· Jun 22, 2021
Has many glitches and when I went to email support for the app I got an email failure saying that the email they have listed for support is not in use, and they haven't updated their support email either.
★★★★☆Jason Jay· Jun 17, 2022
The only thing that keeps me from giving this 5 stars is the radar loop moves slightly too fast and is only for 30 minutes. 30 minute of radar tracking movement in 2 seconds is too fast. An hour's worth of radar data on a say...6-8 second loop seems more appropriate. LOVE the lighting alerts and the storm track info. Many apps have these too but only at a cost.
★☆☆☆☆jennifer rogers· Jul 10, 2023
Can u please fix the crashing issue I love the application but since the last update all it does is crash I had to download another weather app just to be able to have radar
★☆☆☆☆the random guy· May 29, 2022
Very disappointed, whenever I open the keyboard and do anything it immediately closes the keyboard. I came from active self-protection, and I figured it would be a good app, but that was not the case. And talk about a circle jerk, why do you need to advertise storm hunter wx in your own app.
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Technologies used by Storm Hunter WX
Storm Hunter WX is requesting 27 permissions and is using 58 libraries.
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