Ground Truth: Storm Reports
Red Sky Ready Weather iPhoneiPadiPod touch
Ground Truth: Storm Reports is a free Weather app for iPhone and iPad by Red Sky Ready. Rated 5.0/5 from 10 ratings. Requires iOS 15.0.
- Rating
- 5.0
- 10 ratings
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 97 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Oct 7
- 2026 · v1.6.0
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About Ground Truth: Storm Reports
Ground Truth puts every official NWS wind, hail, and tornado report on one fast, interactive map. Pick any date back to June 1999 or track severe weather reports as they come in today. Tap any pin for NWS report details and one-tap links to radar, local news, scanners, and more. Purpose-built for spotters, chasers, disaster relief teams, emergency managers, and first responders, by a fellow disaster relief volunteer. WHAT YOU CAN DO - Plot tornado, hail, and damaging-wind reports for any day since June 1999 - View live Local Storm Reports (flash floods, wildfires, heavy rain, ice, and more) - See EF-rated tornado damage tracks from official NWS surveys, with length, width, peak wind, and more - Tap any report for instant links to radar, social feeds, scanners, and local media - Download data for the field and keep working with zero signal - Get alerts for NWS storm reports in the states you follow - Share storm summary maps and videos - Filter by report type, hail size, and wind speed - View live warnings and radar BUILT FOR - Storm chasers and weather enthusiasts who want all the data - SKYWARN spotters and meteorologists verifying what actually happened - Emergency managers, CERT, ham radio operators and disaster-relief teams providing relief - Roofing/restoration teams and insurance adjusters confirming hail and wind damage by date and location FREE FOR EVERYONE - Every NWS storm report since June 1999 - Live Local Storm Reports (wildfire, rainfall totals, ice accumulations, and more) - EF-rated tornado damage tracks - Offline downloads for the field - Storm alerts for your state - Zero ads GROUND TRUTH PRO - NWS Damage Survey Photos: ground photos from official NWS tornado surveys, county by county - Unlimited Alerts: wind, hail, and tornado notifications - Custom Action Links: add your own quick links and dynamic search queries to every report Pro keeps the whole app ad-free and directly supports an independent developer, a fellow disaster-relief worker and volunteer who built Ground Truth to help others when storms hit. DATA SOURCE Reports, tracks, and survey photos come directly from the National Weather Service, NOAA Storm Prediction Center, and the NOAA Damage Assessment Toolkit, the same sources the professionals trust. We've built additional tools and resources on top of their verified data to help others prepare and respond faster. Ground Truth is an independent app from Red Sky Ready. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by NOAA or the National Weather Service. Privacy Policy: https://redskyready.com/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Ratings & reviews
5.0
10 ratings
What’s new
Version 1.6.0 · Updated October 7, 2026
COUNTY NOTIFICATIONS (Most Requested!) Set custom alerts for specific counties HIGHWAY & RIVER NAMES Added highway and river labels to the map HISTORIC OUTLOOKS & WARNINGS Access retroactive outlooks and past NWS severe weather warning. PERFORMANCE & STABILITY Under-the-hood engine tweaks and minor bug fixes
App privacy
The developer, Red Sky Ready, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected and linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Identifiers: User ID
- Usage Data: Product Interaction
Used for: Analytics, App Functionality
Data Not Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Purchases: Purchase History
- Identifiers: Device ID
Used for: App Functionality
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