Category: stormwatch+

Spring severe weather threat on Tuesday

March 2, 2025

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Erik Proseus

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damaging wind, severe thunderstorms, stormwatch+

A cool, dry late winter weekend will give way to a very springlike pattern by Tuesday as severe thunderstorms threaten the Mid-South.
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MWN legacy app retired – what you need to do

January 30, 2025

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Erik Proseus

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mobile applications, stormwatch+

Changes at MWN mean a new web app and moving your MWN weather alerts to our refreshed StormWatch+ app!
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Changes ongoing and upcoming at MemphisWeather.net!

August 20, 2022

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Erik Proseus

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cirrus weather solutions, mobile applications, MWN staff, stormwatch+, video, youtube

A lot has been going on behind the scenes this year for MemphisWeather.net. While most changes take place “under the hood,” some will manifest themselves to our followers and friends over the coming few months. We thought it would be a good time to shine the light on a few of them: Staff addition to…
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Reviewing the past decade at MemphisWeather.net

December 31, 2019

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Erik Proseus

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cirrus weather solutions, event recap, intern, jackson weather, mobile applications, social media, stormwatch+, TeamMWN

As we come to the end of the 2010’s and get ready to start messing up the 3rd digit when we write or type the year 201 2020, I thought it might be interesting to take a look back at the last 10 years at MemphisWeather.net (MWN). From weather website to trusted weather source The past…
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Comparing Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) and StormWatch+ Alerts

December 20, 2019

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Erik Proseus

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CMAS, government, mobile applications, stormwatch+, WEA, wireless alerts

The wireless industry, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) now disseminate Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) to cell phone users across the nation. The National Weather Service (NWS) utilizes WEA to push select extreme weather bulletins using this platform. WEA, also known as Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS) or Personal Localized Alerting Network…
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Meet StormWatch+, your NEW national weather app!

March 21, 2016

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Erik Proseus

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mobile applications, stormwatch+, technology

As many of our loyal readers know, a couple years ago we “un-bundled” the StormWatch+ severe weather alerting technology from the MemphisWeather.net brand and created a national iOS app called, aptly, StormWatch+. The centerpiece of the app was the push notification alerts, but it also included a basic radar display, local conditions, and the NWS…
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First week of spring – snow, then warmer!

March 20, 2016

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Erik Proseus

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forecast discussion, mobile applications, snow, spring, stormwatch+

After weeks of above normal temperatures, spring officially begins with – what else – snow and Freeze Warnings! After an unusually warm winter, astronomists deem it spring and “the lost winter” shows up! Today – cold and “snow”? What may be the last gasp of winter arrives with accumulating snow on the northeastern seaboard and…
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Recap of Oct. 2 severe weather, challenges faced, and a word on siren policy

October 3, 2014

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Erik Proseus

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event recap, outdoor sirens, radar failure, severe thunderstorms, siren policy, stormwatch+, technology, tornado warnings

Until last night, it had been a long time since widespread severe weather (not including biblical flooding events) had affected the Memphis metro. Tornado Warnings were last issued in late April. A well-advertised, and well-forecast, squall line moved through the region during the late evening hours bringing many reports of wind damage and several areas…
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MWN Lightning Round: Meteors, an NWS outage, and our Memorial Day forecast

May 23, 2014

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Erik Proseus

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data outage, forecast discussion, holiday, meteor shower, NWS, stormwatch+

Time for another blog in the MWN Lightning Round series! First up… meteors! Camelopardalids shower could become a meteor storm I know your first question is “what in the heck is Camelopardalids?” It’s a brand new meteor shower – one that Earth has never experienced before, and it’s tonight! The Camelopardalids meteor shower is produced by…
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Introducing StormWatch+ EnRoute dynamic weather alerts!

August 21, 2013

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Erik Proseus

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dynamic alerts, EnRoute, stormwatch+

StormWatch+ precision severe weather alerting was introduced to the MemphisWeather.net mobile apps nearly two years ago and has been one of the most popular features of the apps according to feedback received from our users. StormWatch+, in a nutshell, cross-references the location(s) the user sets with multiple types of watches, warnings, and advisories issued by…
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Back-to-school weather forecast

August 4, 2013

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Erik Proseus

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forecast, stormwatch+

With many school districts around the Memphis metropolitan area starting back this week, not the least of which is the Shelby County district, we offer this look ahead to help parents (and kids) figure out just how to dress to fit the weather. Unfortunately, a pattern similar to what we’ve experienced for long stints this…
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StormWatch+ for the MemphisWeather.net mobile apps gets an upgrade

July 12, 2012

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Erik Proseus

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mobile applications, stormwatch+

MWN for iPhone users: Last night (July 11), we submitted a fantastic mobile update to Apple for the MemphisWeather.net app. We’re proud to announce that StormWatch+ is getting a makeover! (Learn more about StormWatch+ here). While many of you have had great things to say about the app and the push notification-based alerting system we…
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Outdoor warning sirens – part 3: the warning process and future of severe weather warning systems

April 19, 2012

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Erik Proseus

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emergency management, MSCEMA, outdoor sirens, stormwatch+, technology, tornado warnings

This part of the series is a long time coming, but here it is! In the first two posts of this series on outdoor warning sirens, we examined the role of the Emergency Management Agency during severe weather (including the activation of warning sirens) and the role of outdoor warning sirens themselves, which was to…
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The best kind of rejection – an iPhone app status update

January 9, 2012

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Erik Proseus

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mobile applications, stormwatch+

Earlier today I got an e-mail I have been looking forward to for 3 months! The contents of the e-mail were really not as important as the sender and no, it wasn’t from Publishers Clearinghouse. If you have been following the saga of the MWN iPhone app, you know a major update was submitted to…
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Slower than molasses in January – a status update on the MWN iPhone app

January 7, 2012

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Erik Proseus

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mobile applications, stormwatch+

Many of you who are regular blog of social media followers of ours are aware that we have been waiting an eternity on the “re-release” of our iPhone app. So many of you ask about it on a regular basis, I figured a mass update was probably in store. The MWN Android app was updated…
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The Top 11 of ’11: Mid-South weather stories from MWN (part 2)

December 28, 2011

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Erik Proseus

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mobile applications, severe weather, snow, stormwatch+, top 11

Yesterday on the blog, we began the “Top 11 of ’11” series in typical Dave Letterman fashion, counting down #’s 11, 10, and 9. If you missed it, you can find part 1 of this series here. Today we resume with #8 and #7, as we head towards #1 on New Year’s Eve. So without…
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“Slower than Christmas” – what happened to the MWN iPhone app?

December 13, 2011

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Erik Proseus

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commentary, stormwatch+

Partially in response to many of you who have inquired about the MemphisWeather.net iOS (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch) app and partially out of frustration with the (lack of) developments in getting this app released, what follows is a recap of what has transpired over the past 90 days with regards to our MWN app. Without…
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Secondary severe weather season returns to the Mid-South

November 7, 2011

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Erik Proseus

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safety tips, severe weather, stormwatch+, tornado

While most Mid-Southerners are fully aware of the possibility of severe weather from mid-March through early June, there is also a distinct “secondary severe weather season” in the Mid-South that runs from November into early December. The autumn transition season brings an increased number of frontal systems and diverse airmasses battling for control of the…
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Weekend forecast looks nice in the Mid-South, but not in the northeast U.S!

August 25, 2011

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Erik Proseus

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atlantic, forecast discussion, major hurricane, stormwatch+, tropical

The blog has been quiet of late, owing to many things going on behind the scenes, as well as other obligations that have prevented me from writing. One of the big things going on behind the scenes is the imminent release of our newest service for smartphone users – StormWatch+. I am very excited about…
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Keeping an eye on Mid-South storms with StormWatch and StormWatch+

August 19, 2011

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Erik Proseus

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severe weather, stormwatch+

StormWatch On August 14, MemphisWeather.net re-branded and expanded it’s severe weather alerting services under the name “StormWatch.” Previously, visitors could sign up for e-mail weather alerts for seven Memphis-area counties (Shelby, Fayette, and Tipton in TN; Crittenden, AR; and DeSoto, Marshall, and Tunica in MS), as well as receive severe weather alerts on Twitter for…
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