VoiceOver Touch Explorer
Turn the radar map into a touchable description surface. Tap or drag with VoiceOver to hear the radar layer at that point, then nearby warnings and decoded storm clues.
Accessible radar for VoiceOver. Clear radar for everyone.
Severe WeatherGuardian
Severe WeatherGuardian makes radar easier to understand. VoiceOver users can explore the map by touch and hear what is happening at each point; sighted users get the same plain-language storm context without having to decode every radar color, product, or warning polygon.
Live Radar is included with Severe WeatherGuardian Plus, a paid upgrade you can try free before you subscribe.
World's first accessible radar for VoiceOver users
Radar Coach in plain language
NWS alerts and Critical Alerts
SPC, WPC, and tropical context
Live Radar
Radar Coach summary
Radar Coach
Strong storms nearby. Official warnings stay visible, and hail, wind, rotation, and storm-motion clues are described in words.
Touch Explorer ready
Warnings first
Try Live Radar free with Plus
Simple and advanced radar modes
Radar should not require perfect vision or expert training.
Severe WeatherGuardian starts with accessibility, then keeps the rest of the app practical: official alerts, readable forecasts, saved places, and weather context that is useful whether you use VoiceOver every day or just want a faster way to understand a storm.
Radar Coach
Get a plain-language read on what the radar is showing: storms, warnings, rain, flooding, hail, damaging wind, rotation clues, storm tracks, and possible debris clues.
Simple or Advanced Radar
Use simple radar focuses for storms, warnings, rain, flooding, or severe storm clues. Advanced users can inspect reflectivity, velocity, hydrometeor classification, rainfall, echo tops, and storm overlays.
Saved Alert Locations
Monitor places that matter to you for NWS warnings, watches, advisories, special statements, outlook thresholds, and life-threatening warnings that can use iOS Critical Alerts when enabled.
Official Weather Context
Check current conditions, seven-day forecasts, SPC severe outlooks, WPC excessive rainfall outlooks, fire weather outlooks, and active SPC mesoscale discussions.
Tropical, Radio, and Widgets
Follow active tropical systems with official cone, track, wind, watch, warning, and local risk summaries. Listen to available NOAA Weather Radio streams and keep hazards glanceable in widgets.
Severe WeatherGuardian Plus
The full radar and monitoring toolkit.
Live Radar is part of Severe WeatherGuardian Plus. You can try it free, then Plus unlocks Radar Coach, VoiceOver Touch Explorer, Tropical Tracker, additional saved alert locations, watches, advisories, special statements, all outlook alert types, and active alert monitoring for saved places.
Severe WeatherGuardian FAQ
Straight answers before the storm.
What is Severe WeatherGuardian?
Severe WeatherGuardian is an iPhone app for understanding severe weather, built around the world's first accessible radar for VoiceOver users. It also includes NOAA/NWS alerts, SPC and WPC outlooks, tropical tracking, weather radio streams, widgets, forecasts, and saved alert locations.
Is Severe WeatherGuardian only for blind or VoiceOver users?
No. Severe WeatherGuardian was designed with VoiceOver users at the center because radar has traditionally been hard to use without sight. The same plain-language radar summaries, alert context, and forecast tools are useful for anyone who wants severe weather explained clearly.
How does VoiceOver Touch Explorer work?
Touch Explorer turns the radar map into a description surface. With VoiceOver on, you can tap or drag across the map and hear the selected radar layer first, then nearby warnings, warning statistics, and decoded storm clues for that point.
What does Radar Coach do?
Radar Coach explains the radar in normal language. It can summarize storms, warnings, rain, flooding, hail, damaging wind, rotation clues, possible hook echoes, storm tracks, and possible debris clues without making you decode every radar product yourself.
Does Severe WeatherGuardian use official weather data?
Yes. Severe WeatherGuardian uses public products from NOAA, the National Weather Service, the Storm Prediction Center, the Weather Prediction Center, and the National Hurricane Center when available. Some radar descriptions and local summaries are derived from those official products by the app.
What does Severe WeatherGuardian Plus unlock?
Severe WeatherGuardian Plus unlocks Live Radar, Tropical Tracker, more saved alert locations, watches, advisories, special statements, all outlook alert types, and active alert monitoring for saved places. Live Radar is a paid Plus feature, and you can try Plus free before deciding whether to subscribe. App Store pricing, trial length, and subscription terms are shown before purchase.
Can Severe WeatherGuardian send Critical Alerts?
Yes. Severe WeatherGuardian can request iOS Critical Alert permission for life-threatening warnings you choose to monitor, including tornado warnings, destructive severe thunderstorm warnings, flash flood warnings, tsunami warnings, extreme wind warnings, and snow squall warnings. Critical Alerts are controlled by iOS permissions and your app settings.
Can I monitor multiple places for weather alerts?
Yes. Saved alert locations let you monitor places that matter to you. Free locations can receive NWS warnings, and Severe WeatherGuardian Plus unlocks additional locations and more alert categories.
Is Severe WeatherGuardian a replacement for NOAA Weather Radio or Wireless Emergency Alerts?
No. Severe WeatherGuardian is a best-effort planning and awareness tool. It is not a replacement for NOAA Weather Radio, Wireless Emergency Alerts, emergency services, or instructions from public safety officials.