# 9 StormTrack

> Weather

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id584803925](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id584803925)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id584803925`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Allen Media Broadcasting, LLC
- **Category:** Weather
- **Rating:** 4.60 / 5 (5,546 ratings)
- **Version:** 6.2.518
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-03
- **First published:** 2012-12-14
- **Size:** 251 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-17
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/9-stormtrack/id584803925)
- **Website:** [https://www.waow.com/contact/advertise/](https://www.waow.com/contact/advertise/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.waow.com/site/privacy.html](https://www.waow.com/site/privacy.html)

## Description

9 StormTrack brings WAOW’s premium mobile weather experience to your Chrome browser. Get 250-meter radar—the highest resolution available—plus future radar to anticipate storms, and high-resolution satellite cloud imagery. Real-time conditions refresh multiple times per hour, with daily and hourly forecasts derived from our models.

Save favorite locations, use integrated GPS for current location awareness, and receive National Weather Service alerts with optional push notifications to stay safe during severe weather.

## Rankings

- #24,771 — Overall

## Review summary

The reviews indicate strong radar visuals and useful alerts, but major drawbacks are localization problems (city/area not matching), intrusive ads, and unreliable forecasts with radar glitches and UI instability. Some users still find it easy to use and valuable for monitoring multiple locations and planning outdoor activities, but localization accuracy and ad burden are the main pain points.

### Pros

- Bold, easy-to-read radar visuals
- Timely local weather updates and early storm alerts
- Ability to view weather for multiple locations
- Easy-to-use interface for quick weather checks
- Helpful for planning outdoor activities by checking rain chances

### Cons

- Localization issues: wrong city/area shown and unclear labels; local weather not reliably displayed
- Intrusive ads and pop-ups, including startup ads, degrading the experience
- Forecast accuracy concerns: frequent incorrect predictions and rain forecasts that miss the mark
- Radar/UI reliability problems: radar can be inconsistent, sometimes not playing, and the app can freeze or glitch
- Alerts/notifications confusing or mis-targeted (alerts for locations far away or hard to find in the UI)

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id584803925)