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Red Cross Offers New Severe Weather App

Audio alert feature can help save lives when users can't monitor the weather.

The American Red Cross has launched its official Tornado App, putting lifesaving information right in the hands of people who live in, visit or have loved ones in tornado-prone areas. Just last summer, tornadoes touched down on Long Island and in New York City.

This free app—available in English or Spanish—gives iPhone, iPad and Android smart phone and tablet users instant access to local and real-time information, so they know what to do before, during and after a tornado.

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