Hi:
Yes, it does. You can also set it to pick up any alert that is non weather 
related that would be broadcast over a weather radio, I'm assuming this would 
be something like local evacuation alerts due to an accident, nuclear incident, 
etc.
On May 1, 2011, at 9:39 AM, Cheree wrote:

> Cheree Heppe here:
> 
> Does the app allow for or alert for man made hazards, such as fires, etc?
> 
> 
> Regards,
> cheree Heppe
> 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On 01/05/2011, at 6:39 AM, Jenny Wood <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
>> For what it's worth, my own iMapweather radio has successfully alerted me of 
>> each thunderstorm watch and warning that has occurred within the past 
>> twenty-four hours.  In fact, we are under one now.  It also alerted me to a 
>> severe thunderstorm warning issued yesterday evening while we were watching 
>> a movie in a different part of the county.  While the watch/warning box 
>> didn't even affect my home location, it detected my current location and 
>> issued the alert as appropriate.  I had wondered if that would really worked 
>> as advertised, and sure enough, it did.  My only complaint about the alerts 
>> at this point would be the inability to specify a more obnoxious alert tone. 
>>  While the app did a great job of sending alerts in the middle of the night, 
>> I was sleeping too hard to have heard them.  In some ways, it would be nice 
>> to have it alert me in the same way the iPhone's timer does, making racket 
>> until I turn it off.  That would be sure to get my attention better. :-)  In 
>> any case, more customization of the alerts would make this app really 
>> wonderful.  Having said that, it does allow for very detailed customization 
>> of the type of alerts I wish to receive, which I have not seen in any other 
>> weather app as of yet.    
>> 
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>> Jenny Wood
>> Phone:       (972) 989-3894
>> Email:       [email protected]
>> Facebook/Twitter/Skype:      kc5gni
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On May 1, 2011, at 8:14 AM, Frank Ventura wrote:
>> 
>>> Thanks, I think that is the one I was looking for.
>>> Frank
>>> 
>>> From: [email protected] 
>>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Lynn Schneider
>>> Sent: Sunday, May 01, 2011 8:49 AM
>>> To: [email protected]
>>> Subject: Re: Accessible Weather Radio App for iOS devices
>>> 
>>> Hi Frank.  I think the one you are referring to is called Imap Weather 
>>> Radio.  The direct App Store link is:
>>> http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/imapweather-radio/id413511993?mt=8
>>> I have this app.  It costs 10 dollars.  While it does do some helpful 
>>> things, in my opinion, it is not worth that much money unless they add more 
>>> features in the future, which they certainly might.  The other day, when we 
>>> had tons of warnings and such, I did not hear one alert, and yes, I did 
>>> have alerts turned on.  Others have had better luck though, so maybe it is 
>>> just something I am doing wrong.
>>> 
>>> On May 1, 2011, at 8:10 AM, Frank Ventura wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Can anyone give a direct link to this app is the app store?
>>> Frank
>>> 
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