Providing mobile access to news and weather is one of the benefits of smartphones and tablet computers. During hurricane season, timely information from an iPhone or iPad might even be a life-saver.
There are a host of quality hurricane tracking apps for the iPhone platform. While most cost a nominal download fee, there are a few available for free.
Hurricane Tracking on the iPhone with The Weather Channel and AccuWeather
The Weather Channel and AccuWeather offer free iPhone apps that also contain hurricane tracking information during tropical season. The AccuWeather iPhone app places a link to their hurricane data on the Alerts page. The Weather Channel iPhone app’s hurricane information lies on the seasonal weather information page, which is accessed from the menu bar at the bottom of the screen.
A free hurricane tracking app for the iPhone is Hurricane Hub, sponsored by the News-Press Media Group. This app serves as a portal to both historical and current hurricane-related information. The latest hurricane news and forecast models are easily accessible from its clear interface.
Hurricane Hub also includes a social networking portal, with links to the app’s Facebook and Twitter feeds. Some parts are still under development, but Hurricane Hub is definitely worth the download time.
The Most Popular Hurricane Tracking App for the iPhone
Hurricane, developed by Kitty Code, is the most downloaded hurricane tracking iPhone app at the App Store. This reporter annoys his cat with Kitty Code’s Cat Calls app. Despite that, Hurricane is definitely a serious hurricane tracking tool, with clear and detailed maps, National Hurricane Center forecasts, and host of other hurricane-related information at the touch of a finger.
The app nicely leverages the iPhone’s interface features. The copious amount of forecasts, maps, and radars are only a finger swipe away. Hurricane costs $3.99 to download from the App Store. The nominal charge is worth it for this highly-rated iPhone hurricane tracking app.
Hurricane Tracker for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch
Steve Parker’s Hurricane Tracker is another top hurricane tracking app for the iPhone platform. For only 99 cents, users gain access to the latest hurricane information, including tracking maps, forecasts, radars, and video.
The interface isn’t quite as smooth as Kitty Code’s Hurricane, but the extra information including both video and audio forecast updates make Hurricane Tracker a worthy App Store download.
Weather buffs or residents of the hurricane prone areas of the United States need to check out these top hurricane tracking apps for the iPhone platform. Even the free downloads provide potentially life-saving information.
