Published by John McLaughlin Meteorologist on Nov 20, 2023

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About Storm Hunter WX

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. Storm Hunter's Future Scan product extrapolates storm cells from their current radar locations out to one hour including predicted decay or growth.

6. 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.

7. Forecast radar and rain/snow accumulations out to 24 hours and radar estimated rain totals are great features in the Storm Hunter app.

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. Severe Wind" product shows the areas of greatest wind shear as detected across the network of National Weather Service Doppler Radars.

11. Storm Hunter includes five high resolution NWS radars covering Iowa.

Storm Hunter WX Customer Insights

1. Yeah...it's broken...Like the app but since recent update keep getting a black and red screen pop-up when I start the app up that says "This mobile app requires an active connection to the internet to access data such as news, maps, and weather.

2. The notifications that cannot be cleared would not be an issue if the app updated the notification automatically, but instead, you have weather data from hours earlier that does not update until you go in app, which is inconvenient.

3. and if you click on the box it will show you what city will get hit first, pretty neat.... but, if i click a city that is affected on the map, it doesn't show when the storm will hit there.

4. hopefully the issue will be fixed soon and i can return to this app!I picked up the app for weather alerts and the forecast.

5. if the city goes to that list, that list should at least show the city i clicked on as the first thing.

6. there is a menu item that takes you back to the program i'm using, why is that there? it does show you lightning which is good, but that map needs work.

7. Plus it's laggy and the keyboard still doesn't work when looking for a location, its sad that there's more bugs and the old bugs haven't been fixed.

8. for starters, i don't care about the local weather for the week, i want it on radar first.

9. Also, in app-tutorial appears to not function.Can you please add any notification settings at all, I don't wish to be notified of the weather every 5 minutes.

10. After several days I finally found where you can turn that feature off, yea! In the drop down menu on the upper left corner, select home.

11. the thought of having to scroll down a long list while a storm is coming is crazy.

Steps to Troubleshoot & Fix Storm Hunter WX Issues

1. Fix Storm Hunter WX Not Working/Crashes/Errors/Unresponsive & Black/White screen:


  1. Restart Storm Hunter WX: Restarting the app will resolve most errors.
  2. Update the Storm Hunter WX App. Here is how:
    1. On Android goto PlayStore » Search for "Storm Hunter WX" » Open Storm Hunter WX » click "Update".
    2. On iPhone, goto AppStore » Your profile » Available Updates » Check for Storm Hunter WX » click "UPDATE".
  3. Clear Storm Hunter WX app cache: Clearing cached data will force your app to retrieve the latest data directly from Storm Hunter WX servers.
    1. On Android, goto Settings » Apps » Select "Storm Hunter WX" » click Storage » click "Clear Cache".
  4. Check Storm Hunter WX app permissions. If any of these permissions required to use your device's features are disenabled, Storm Hunter WX might not work.
  5. Uninstall and reinstall Storm Hunter WX. If nothing else has worked, completely uninstall Storm Hunter WX then reinstall.
  6. Restart your device. Last, restarting your device can often clear most problems causing Storm Hunter WX not working


2. Fix Storm Hunter WX Server issues & Internet Connection


  1. Check network connection: An unstable Internet will make Storm Hunter WX be unable to connect to it's servers. Ensure your wi-fi is working then restart app.
  2. Disable VPN: VPN can cause connection errors and lead to Storm Hunter WX not working. Make sure all VPNs are off
  3. Enable background data: When Background data is turned off, Storm Hunter WX may not be able to connect to the Internet when running in the background.

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