WSFA First Alert Weather Reviews

Seeing first hand what an Ef4 can do,I started learning about the weather. On that stormy day I was an 11th grade at Kinston in Coffee County,Al. The devastation gave me a whole other perspective on what can happen! From S.L.I.M,to velocity, too cape I’ve learned it. So when severe approaches I use the Wsfa weather app,along with a couple more. The only downfall is sometimes the actual radar is either to slow or to fast. Then when we have storms like Sunday night, where they surveyed the damage and later announced it to be an EF2 in Covington,County where I live now. However during the sirens blaring,the roaring of the train sound, flickering of lights,with 4G WSFAFirstAlertWeather froze and I couldn’t do anything with it for about 5 minutes,every time I went back to WSFAFirstAlertWeather to refresh it was still froze! Other than that I couldn’t ask for a better app!

I check the WSFA weather app before I do the weather channel app. It’s more reliable, and I like how their warnings are the same as on TV. They don’t just turn the whole county red they show you specifically the portion that is under a tornado warning. It comes through loud on my phone when there is a warning issued. Last weekend we had tornados in my area and wether channel did not come through at all. Our power went out, and service was not reliable. However, my husband was able to get WSFAFirstAlertWeather to come through on his phone and we watched live from the closet. I tell everyone I know to get WSFAFirstAlertWeather because I trust it the most.

I’m very thankful for the WSFA Weather APP. I live in the country and have satellite TV which means a little wind and the satellite goes out (not your fault)! But that means I cannot always watch the live TV radar or continuous weather reports. I have to TOTALLY depend on WSFAFirstAlertWeather at times during a storm. Thank you for always keeping it up to date. Also I love your FB lives during a storm. I can check FB on my IOS so that’s another form of contact with the news team. Keep up the good work.
PS... after seeing the damage at WindCreek on Sunday, I will definitely need a weather radio for our camper. But I will need help to know how to program the different places we camp.

I love WSFAFirstAlertWeather. I can check it whenever I like to find out the current temperature outside, humidity, dewpoint, and even what time the sun will set. I love that it gives an hour by hour look at today’s weather and a 10 day outlook so I will know what to expect. It even has a radar I can check to see what the storms look like if there are any. The WSFA weather team post videos each day, sometimes multiple times a day, to WSFAFirstAlertWeather explaining the weather. It even notifies me of watches or warnings in my area. The WSFA weather app is a must have on your phone!

My name is Brooke Weeks. I live out in the country where the WiFi isn’t solid and the satellite isn’t dependable during bad weather. I rely on our faithful and dedicated local weather team to keep me informed. This weather Raido would keep me more informed when the internet and satellite goes out during bad weather! We put our trust in the weather team to get us through scary times! Thank you! Thank you to the National Weather Service for giving us the opportunity to get updates via weather Raido!

We rely on WSFA Weather App and Facebook streaming during weather situations because satellite signals tend to go out with the slightest bit of wind/rain. We can stream from our phones to our TV and have the comfort of reliable weather reporting even when our signal is out. Josh and the team are very knowledgeable about specific locations and communities in Central Alabama and give updates by naming those when things are getting intense. Great job WSFA Weather Team!

Amanda Baker

The WSFA Weather App is an awesome tool to have to keep your family safe. Not only do you have the 7 day forecast, radar but you also have 1 minute updates throughout each day. You also can watch them live on the weather app when they go live for breaking weather coverage. To me that’s the most important tool on WSFAFirstAlertWeather bc if you have satellite or just not near a tv you can always trust that they will be on WSFAFirstAlertWeather .

The weather team at WSFA is outstanding !! They go above and beyond the call of duty daily as well as during times of inclement weather. Many of us are older and depend on them to get us the most up to date coverage when the weather can turn deadly very quickly. Thanks to Josh, Amanda, Lee and Tyler and to the support staff at WSFA for all that you do for us !! I still haven’t won my weather umbrella but will keep trying !!
God Bless you all !!
Don and Tanya Cooley
Pike Road Alabama

I love WSFAFirstAlertWeather it’s great to use when the power and tv go out and gets the proper information to those who need it. WSFAFirstAlertWeather is very convenient and helpful as it lets me know if there is any rain nearby, if there are any storms and if there are any warnings. The only problem I have with WSFAFirstAlertWeather is that whenever I try to watch the live from WSFAFirstAlertWeather , the live video will not play. This has happen the last two Sunday’s with the severe weather.

The weather app and the weather team are great resources to have, especially amidst severe weather. I use WSFAFirstAlertWeather almost every day to plan my day and to plan ahead for future activities. I drive two hours round trip to work so weather is important to me. My phone is programmed to receive the latest updates and each team member does a great job explaining the facts. Thanks for providing WSFAFirstAlertWeather . It’s the best on around.

Reeivice Girtman
EUFAULA, AL

I use the WSFAWEATHER app all the time, not just when the weather is risky. I appreciate the daily updates. BUT... when there is a risk for severe weather, I LOVE my app. You can get current radar as well as projected radar weather. You can get detailed down to the road names and Hwy numbers or you can get the radar of the entire US. Kudos to the weather professionals at WSFAWEATHER for the level service they provide.

Even with all the updates it gives, still a terrible app. Doesn’t matter if you are connected to WiFi or running off cellular data, you have to close WSFAFirstAlertWeather multiple times just to even try to get the video to run. When it finally does, you have to watch a commercial every time. If I want to know what’s coming my way weather wise, I don’t want to have to wait for a commercial first. I tried giving WSFAFirstAlertWeather multiple chances but I just can’t anymore. And with all the negative reviews, you would think someone would get a clue and make this better but I guess they just don’t care enough. Sorry, had to delete, it’s just that bad.

Great app. I love the quick videos uploaded especially during a weather event we’re watching/waiting for. Another good feature is the radar. It’s nice to be able to see future views with a time stamp.
Seeing the hourly forecast and the feels like temp is fun. Especially on cold days when it’s 45 but feels like 30 degrees. Makes trying to brag to my northern family and friends fun🤣

My name is Joyce Wall from Pine Apple, Al. I give WSFAFirstAlertWeather 5 stars. It has been very accurate in our area. One big bonus is that you can tract the storms on the radar and when the power goes off, as it did here during the past two Sundays outbreaks, it was accurate and very reassuring to see the path of the storms and get watches and warnings. Great for planning your week with the extended outlook.

The team at WSFA is always very trustworthy. They make seeing updates and warnings easy. They also have an awesome radar with past and future views. They post extra content besides just what is on their live station. WSFAFirstAlertWeather and that team make severe weather days a lot easier and less stressful. It’s great to know you can count on accurate real time updates.

Love the WSFA Weather app! I moved away last June but still use it for my local weather info needs. Hour by hour info tells me what to expect when I’m planning my day. If severe weather is coming I can see it via the radar.I can scan over to other locals. Just a ton of info to help me enjoy the weather of east Alabama!

Love love WSFAFirstAlertWeather and the team at WSFA. Josh always goes the extra mile to make sure we are on point with the weather and our family is safe and sound. I appreciate them more than words can say and five stars just aren’t enough for how I really feel! Thanks for all the time and effort that goes into keeping us safe. ❤️🤗❤️🤗

Marcia Ortega ( Prattville)
This weather app is the best I have seen. If power goes out we have access to WSFAFirstAlertWeather and never miss a beat. I love the different features it offers and the loud siren it has to wake us up. All the meteorologists do a great job and make us all feel safe. I can truly say that we have the best team out there🙌 keep up the good work💪

I love that y’all post videos of updated with the weather! I love that y’all keep in touch with the viewers! Some down falls to WSFAFirstAlertWeather a lot of times my radar doesn’t like to load so I have to close WSFAFirstAlertWeather a couple of times just to see what’s on the radar. Another thing my dog hates the robo voice when I get weather alerts.. maybe we could humanize that voice?!

I love the wsfa weather app! Look at it every morning to see what the day will be like and helps me decide what to wear... lol!! Very helpful during the day when weather changes ...gives great updates... very informative! I would love to have a weather monitor for i live in a mobile home and in case my phone and tv dies due to no electricity i can still be updated on weather.

WSFAFirstAlertWeather is horrible hardly ever work I had give it 1 star to right this but never works especially when the weather is bad videos want play radar shows nothing and it will be storming like really no notifications or alerts work either gone uninstall thought it was just me but have asked around seems to be way more than me having problems with it

Just down loaded new update and the radar is terrible. Hate to have to change between them and harder to see what is going on. Change back to original radar or I will delete WSFAFirstAlertWeather and use Rich Thomas. He is a better forecaster. I also hate having to watch the stupid commercials.

That’s two stars: one for being local and one for having the moon phase.
It’s not accurate. Why do you have thunderstorm icons for a mostly clear forecast?
And seriously... the ads. The ads make me not want to use an already canned app that every other news station uses. Get rid of the ads!

Just updated WSFAFirstAlertWeather a few days ago and most of the time when you open it, it won’t go past the welcome screen with the lawyer advertisement on it. I have to do a hard close and reopen. I think it’s time to find a new weather app. :-(

The radar and has been incorrect For the last several weeks. It will even show Storm indicators but no rain. Get this fixed please

Did anyone test this update?
Where did the in motion button
go on the radar?
You can click on past or future
but it doesn’t move!

New format is just horrible wish I could down grade but old version doesn’t work

I only use WSFAFirstAlertWeather on WiFi now. It uses way to much data. WSFAFirstAlertWeather is great besides that.

Look I used to use WSFAFirstAlertWeather all the time but now I literally can’t even read it

Their ability to forecast weather is terrible, but to listen to them try to sell their bogus forecast is hilarious

WSFAFirstAlertWeather is so slow you’d die in a tornado before the radar ever loaded

Why does WSFAFirstAlertWeather no longer sound alerts? It’s no good without it. Please fix.

Can’t get in WSFAFirstAlertWeather . It keeps blanking off

Wrong 9 out of 10 times

I'll start this review by saying I really liked the old app. That being said I want to explain what I dislike about the update.

First I dislike that I have to click so many times to find he info I need. The small boxes that house the info just don't give me the info easily and truthfully are hard to see unless you click into it. Multi clicks trying to find info take up a lot of time, I truly liked the way the old app opened to a full radar with info running down the bottom.

Second there are just too many places to try to figure out where to find the info I want. It's very clunky for me.

Third, I enabled push but with an advisory in place, it didn't push to my phone. So that is a disappointment.

While WSFAFirstAlertWeather was my go to for weather, I find myself going to other apps to get right to the info I need.

Basically this version has a lot of visual fluff that's not really needed, and will send you to many screens for info that were once easy to get to.