Like many of the TF forum members in south Florida, I am interested in tracking hurricanes apps for the phone when the power went off. I used several weather apps during Hurricane Irma, but wasn't really happy with any of them. If you had one that you were happy with, please share which app and why.
After power went out, the phone apps were increasingly important. The hurricane affected cell phone towers, so data usage became important as well. Some apps stop loading, perhaps due to high data requirements. Weak cell signal combined with high data requirements quickly drain a phone's battery.
Apps I used:
Hurricane Tracker
pros - nice maps of hurricanes, fast loading.
cons - threat meter at "zero threat" while a Cat 5 hurricane was approaching, seems to have been abandoned by its developer.
Storm Radar (by Weather Channel)
Pro - shows local radar information.
Con - no hurricane prediction maps
Weather from NOAA free
pros - has information from NOAA, covers vast territory. The NOAA bulletins were really useful to figure out exactly where the hurricane was after power went out.
cons - slow loading, stopped working when hurricane came (app is not actually from NOAA, has ads)
1Weather -
pros - good for regular weather information
con - no hurricane maps/charts
Marine Weather by Accuweather
pros -good for boating
cons - not good for hurricanes