Speed When You Need It PAIR CVT WITH THESE RESOURCES TO STAY AHEAD OF THE STORM

Know what to expect this spring with weather resources at your fingertips

Before we even think of May flowers, the month of April has Alabamians thinking about rain showers, tornadoes and spring allergy season.

Whether it’s stormy or sunny outside, you need a fast internet connection you can depend on to make the most of your days. With Coosa Valley Technologies’ reliable service, you can download mobile apps you need to plan ahead and use them when you need them most.

• FEMA: The Federal Emergency Management Agency app tells you the best ways to prepare for more than 20 types of weather-related emergencies. It can also link you to 911 and FEMA when you need assistance.

• Alabama SAF-T-Net: This app works well for customized local weather alerts, and you can program it to warn you of severe weather before it hits home, work or your kids’ schools. It can alert you up to 15 minutes before a storm hits.

• Red Cross Emergency app: The Red Cross Emergency app is not only a great resource to help you prepare ahead of severe weather, it also allows you to enable notifications for 40 different types of weather alerts in English or Spanish. An interactive map helps you locate open Red Cross shelters in your area for a safe place to ride out the storm. Be sure to check out other free emergency preparedness apps the Red Cross offers, such as First Aid.

• RadarScope: This app will capture a storm-watcher’s heart. It comes highly recommended by meteorologists for its capability to show super high-resolution radar data, inform users of severe weather alerts and show predicted storm tracks based on up-to-date data from the National Weather Service.

• Weather by WeatherBug: One of the most popular weather apps for mobile devices, Weather by WeatherBug promises the most accurate local weather forecast and comes with many key features such as Doppler radar, lightning tracker and even pollen count for those who suffer from seasonal allergies.

• My Pollen Forecast: This stylish app shares hay fever forecasts and includes a diary for tracking your seasonal allergy symptoms. Check out maps of local areas with the highest pollen count, and learn about types of pollens that affect you the most.