Read the terms for using StormIncoming, including why official warnings always come first

Last updated October 24, 2026.

Not an emergency service

StormIncoming is an information service. It is not an emergency service and does not replace official warnings, local emergency management, or your own judgment. In an emergency call 911. Follow instructions from local officials, including any evacuation order. We never decide whether you should evacuate.

Data and estimates

Alerts, storm positions and readings come from official sources and are shown as published. Impact levels and action lists are our estimates built from those sources, as described in the methodology. They can be wrong, delayed, or unavailable. If anything here differs from an official source, the official source is correct.

No warranty

The site is provided "as is" and "as available", without warranties of any kind. To the extent the law allows, StormIncoming is not liable for any loss or damage that results from using the site or relying on it, including from delays, errors or outages.

Using the site

You may use the site for personal, non-commercial purposes. Do not scrape it at a rate that harms the service, try to break or overload it, or present our content as official government information. Official data remains the property of its publishers and is subject to their terms.

Links

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Changes

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