American Red Cross launches "Hurricane App" as T.S. Isaac approaches

MILWAUKEE -- The American Red Cross has launched a "Hurricane App," as Tropical Storm Isaac approaches U.S. land. The app is designed to provide information to those who live in or who visit hurricane prone areas.

The app is free, and is the second in a series to be created by the American Red Cross, for use on both iPhone and Android platforms.

It gives instant access to local and real time information on what to do before, during and after hurricanes. The app also includes a number of features that allow people to monitor personalized weather alerts in locations where family and friends reside and share information with others in their social networks who might also need it.

The launch of the Red Cross hurricane app comes just before what is traditionally the busiest period of the Atlantic hurricane season. Features of the app include:

    The Hurricane App follows the recently released Red Cross First Aid App which has had nearly 600,000 downloads in just six weeks.

    The Hurricane and First Aid Apps can be found in the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store for Android by searching for American Red Cross.