WMC5 First Alert Weather App Reviews

Good job. Great coverage during last storm

Often does not work. Used to work great, now often has network error when trying to use. Especially does not work when there is bad weather and many people are apparently trying to use it, gives network error. I end up having to use another app for weather.

Golf group. Our group always checks First Alert before setting up a game!! It never lets us down.

Download this NOW. With the tornado outbreaks that passed through March 31 this app kept me updated with breaking updates. Even if my phone was idle on a table, Ron Childers’ voice alerts you when you need to pay attention. We’ll done channel 5 team! Appreciate all you did last night. 🙏💕

Glitchy. I’ve use this app for years and I loved it. The last three or four weeks I can’t get the radar to work properly it flashes on and off. They seem to be having some problems with it.

Ads. Way too many ads cluttering the page.

Weather App. Action news 5 has by far the best and most up to date weather app around. Down Load it today.

On the money!. Keeps you updated especially during severe weather. A must have app for the entire Mid-South!! Highly recommend this app for everyone!! Never failed me yet!!

Ok. This app is ok it not very like irritating to me but it could be to other people

Great App. I rely on this app for both business and pleasure. Thanks

Location issues. Keeps saying the app in unavailable in my location. I have to refresh a couple and it finally comes up. I’ve been using this app for years without any problems. Love the app, but must have a bug from the last update.

Does not show weather for my location!. Please fix my glitch with this app!

Weather. Why don’t weather people look outside before they forecast current conditions. Sun shining yet forecast is clouding & rain. So frustrating!

Great app!. It is my “go to” to check the weather, heat index, etc.!

Weather. Ron and his team are always right on time when bad weather is about to hit Chanel 5on your side

Notifications. The app is fine. It’s exactly like the competition’s app which is good also. It’s the amount of talking on a weather alert that both annoys and amuses me. We don’t need to hear every time “This is Chief Meteorologist blah”. Time could be of the essence with these weather alerts. Imagine having an ego so large you have to let your viewers hear your name and title when a tornado could be seconds away from blowing them away. The competition just states the alert which is all we need or want to hear.

No Audio??. Love the radar feature, and sometimes want to take advantage of the videos about the upcoming forecast. However, lightly, while there has been audio for the advertisements, there is no audio for the actual video forecast. What is up with this??

Faulty app. I have a very new phone and keep my apps updated. This app is so frustrating! If you go to watch the last news show, most times it will begin at 14 or 21 minutes into the news. It constantly dumps you off or if you are lucky enough to actually get it to play, it will stutter and repeat lines. Total waste of time. Also, if there is an alert about any weather, yes, even sunny, it won’t let you close that alert. You have to click on it to do anything. Which usually makes you have to log out and then back in if you want to look at anything else.

Update on radar 😡. I have had this app for years. I’ve always used the radar to see how a storm was going to move through the area. It no longer works. As soon as I hit the play button all rain disappears. Please fix this or go back to the older version.

5 star. Weather personalities are top notch at WMC5. The high standards of the Dave Brown era continue with Ron Childers and company!! Even though I now live outside television station coverage area, I still use WMC5 Weather app!

Waylon. This app can be good but it can also be a pile of peanut butter dog licking maggot chewing piece of kitty litter because it comes in handy but it also does it at the wrong time so it’s mid and that’s why I gave it three stars.

Update. You’re latest version makes me cancel the app then reopen it for the predicated forecast. It used to be a great app. It’s very glitchy now for the forecast and protected forecast.

First alert. Had been using accuweather for a while glad to be back. Need to add rainfall totals on hourly forecast. Keep up good work and be safe in good ol mempho

Apps needs improving. I really like The Action News 5 weather app. But open the satellite map is not updating. Also, often the app will not work on my phone or my smart tv. The videos are not updating in a timely manner either. There needs to be some sort of update to fix these bugs.

Updated today 5-8-19 and will not load. Just updated your app on my iPhone and now when I select to open, it opens to normal page and then closes!

Memphis. Traffic Alert is is invaluable during this I-40 Bridge closure in Memphis. Thanks

Weather Now in Your Area. It’s just Fantastic to be able to see the radar and know what’s going on with the weather in your area. Keep it up Channel 5 We need you. Thanks so much!!

Need to fix glitch. I have used this app forever, and since last update it keeps telling me it’s not available in my area. I didn’t move.... I finally uninstalled.

Review.. Very up to date. My husband and I both use this app. We are able to be prepared for every minute of the day. Very informative.

Alerts. The alerts aren’t accurate. The last few times we’ve had tornado warnings (including now) they’ve only come up as tornado watches. I use this app because most of the time I’m not to where I can watch local news but it’s useless if the information isn’t accurate.

Too many alerts. I liked this app better when we only got alerts for bad weather. All day long this thing sends me alerts. It’s too much. I just want bad weather alerts.

No weather in US. Your weather app has been an important part of my daily information source. So many days lately, your weather radar map shows NO weather at all over the US. That’s why I have had to depend on other sources for my weather fix.

Overlays reset. The overlays are just annoying, and now with the last update in October 2021, the overlays all reset and turn themselves back on every time the app gets closed out. They no longer keep their settings. Bad app programming and design.

Poor service. After an automatic update, the system will not run the radar loop. I have to back out, close it, reopen and relaunch each time. I have tried to delete and reload it, but it still doesn’t work. I used the weather channel app, it has the same radar, just not able to set notifications and color on it.

Ads. Too many ads ! Hard to get around without accidentally touching and activating the ridiculous ad.

Great app. Love the app, but don’t like getting notifications every 3 minutes for a thunderstorm especially at 3 AM. I have to turn off notifications to get any sleep

Fix the 24 hour futurecast feature. Everything works great. I’ve just noticed the last month or so, the 24 hour futurecast only shows radar up to a certain point and then lags. My app is up to date and it doesn’t matter if I’m on WiFi or using phone data. It does it anyway. Please fix.

Sad :/. When opening the app lately I get a notice that says this app isn’t available at my current location. Until now this was the most reliable weather app I’ve ever used. Now I can hardly get it to work. Hope it gets fixed soon.

Great App. This is a great app to have to keep track of the weather conditions and to be aware of any bad weather concerns. -L. Beck-

Weather reports. This is the only app I use for accurate weather reports. And that sounds like an oxymoron but from Memphis to Savannah to Destin it works and is accurate

Broken after last few updates. The latest updates cause the app to not load or load extremely slow. Used to love this app now it's crap. I just want an app to open and look at the weather and radar not one to watch the latest video. Keep those in the other app

News. It’s great when you don’t have can keep up with there every thing is going

Update a couple of days ago and now it won’t open.. I’m disappointed.

Too cluttered. Since the last update very time you pull up the radar it’s overly cluttered with alerts and warnings. Map is so cluttered you can’t see the rain. You can go to the menu and deselect all the items you don’t want but you have to do that EVERY TIME you want to see the radar. RIDICULOUS !!! I’m in Memphis I don’t care what the tropical alerts are or many of the other alerts! GOTTA FIND A NEW WEATHER APP!!!!

Latest update stinks. The latest update took away the ability for me to get notifications no matter where I’m at. Now I can only get locations based on my home. I was able to get locations based on where my kids live, Charlotte and another area close to Memphis, not anymore. For some reason now I don’t have Ron Childers telling me what the notifications are I just get a bar notification that it opens up to a video. I do not like this update and I think it is a backward step for your app. I will be looking for another app to use for my local weather.

Sliding Toward 80. Your Voice n those of your superior staff Offers TO US-your PQPublic viewers n listeners a level of ‘direction - timing- and calm ‘ in a high stakes Real Life drama - dealing with L I F E ! WE Are All Blessed To Be Able To Have YOU And YOURS ‘On Our Side-Looking Out For All Of US ‘ Thank Y’all From All Our ❤️❤️❤️❤️s

Why mess with everything????. Why did you have to change the icon on the phone???? With the big 5 on the icon before, it was easily recognizable even in the bright sunshine. Now I have to hunt for a vague blue icon like all the other blue icons. Brilliant idea!

My review. I love first alert weather this app is amazing

First alert weather. Very concise and easy to interpret love the videos

Very pleased.. Not sure how I missed this app when looking for a weather and radar app. Love the dark color, radar is clear and enlarges well. The info is clear. It is a keeper. Thank you for a great job

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Love action news 5. I live in west memphis and I heavily rely on this app to keep my family and I safe during bad weather. Please keep doing what you're doing.

Wonderful. It tells you everything you need to know about what's going on hourly and during the week it alerts you about any severe weather.

Great, sometimes.... There was an update release on July 2nd that moved the Hourly forecast button when viewing the map. it used to be right next to Weekly which made sense. It's no longer there. Can you please fix this in your next release? Thanks

Radar Glitching. Please fix the radar it is very inconsistent at times

Does not show weather for my location!. Please fix my glitch with this app!

Do better. The weather videos always have no sound

Not liking this update. I've use the Action News 5 Weather app for several years and have found it helpful. I really liked the ability to get a quick overview of current conditions and the 10 day forecast. This new update makes all that much less user friendly. The graphics are difficult to read with the low contrast text over a textured background. It might be attractive on a big screen but, on my phone out in daylight, the text is invisible. I'm going to have to check to see if the other local stations still have an app that will give me the easy, quick information I want without the visual clutter.

Doesn't mention Memphis. App isn't designed that great, but the first thing I noticed was that nowhere in the description do you mention that Action News 5 is in Memphis. I know because I live in the viewing area, but others might not. Of course, I guess the only people downloading the app would be those who live in the viewing area like me and would automatically recognize the logo, but it might be a good idea to say where you are. Anyway, thanks for the app. Dave and the Action New 5 WX dept. is known for its exceptional forecasting.

Too many alerts and ad videos. Way too many “alerts” is everything alert worthy?

Best Local Weather. Thank you so much for giving Memphis their weather and news service we need! I reccomend getting this app if u r in the Memphis or north east Arkansas regions!

Breaking news. The live stream is no longer available on my phone. I am wondering why?

One problem. It won't let me watch the videos of the latest forecast! I open it and it immediately crashes! Other than that I really like this app!

Chief Meteorologist Ron Childers. Simply the BEST !!!

I can't delete this off my phone fast enough. While this app does have decent functionality you would never know it by the HORRIBLE, I mean HORRIBLE user interface. I don't know who over at Raycom Media, Inc. approves these designs, not only with the iPhone apps, but the website as well, but they should be FIRED. I wouldn't recommend this app at all. There too many alternatives in the app store that are both free and paid that provide the same functionality. The news and information that you provide is quality, but the digital mechanisms for delivering that content are horrid. Start over and take pride in your work next time.

App. Want to delete this app

Best free doppler weather app I have tried!. This app is impressive - I love the fact that the radar is co colorful. I have never had any trouble with it going off in the midst of a storm. It is extremely accurate. I also like knowing it pinpoints earthquakes. If you download this, take a minute and read the help section. Play around with it before you discard. This is absolutely an app worth keeping!

Review. Good app

Tim. Why do I not have sound when watching video on iPhone 4s. So far everything else seems to be fine.

Alerts not for my location. Not sure why my alert videos are from ark/ la when I have my location set for s Florida

Great, but....... I love this app. It's very useful & it's normally the first thing I check in the morning. I would LOVE an update so we can have PUSH notifications for severe weather, warnings or watches. I love how the Action News 5 app does push notifications for breaking news, so I'd like the same for severe weather. Once that's taken care of, you will have my 5 stars. ^_^

Can’t get video to play!. Video is hoeing but can’t pull it up to play.

Weather as we go.. Travels

Slow. Very slow waiting for it you want make sure we see the advertisement I don’t like that think I will use WREG

To many breaking news notifications. I liked the app but got tired of the silly breaking news stories so I deleted it off my phone. If the notifications only happened during "REAL" breaking news stories, it would be fine.

Great App. Works perfect !

NO CLOSED CAPTIONS. It’s impossible to find the Closed Caption option on your weather & news videos. This is a GREAT DISSERVICE to the hard-of-hearing & deaf people in your viewing area.

No longer works on iPhone6. Was a great app for a while. 2 updates ago, it started a pop up box right after opening and loading the current conditions that says "network error - check to see if airplane mode is on or try connecting with WiFi." Weird because it loaded the current info. Airplane mode is not on, cellular data is on, and the message appears whether I am on WiFi or not. Also, I do not want to use Wifi every time I open the app (in car, etc.). Since the pop up box blocks the screen and will not go away no matter how many times I hit "retry," I just uninstalled the app. Will try some others and try this one again maybe later.

Fake weather forecast.. This app is not a legit weather forecast.

Caleb. I really love the weather reports and humidity

Not Available in my Location???. Why is this app no longer available in my location? This only happened after the update on 6/2!

App won’t open!. My app will not open anymore. Crashes after the open screen every time. Please fix!!

Wonderful app. I've had this app for quite sometime and I love it!! It's a must have. I've been a Dave Brown fan ever since I was a young girl and he was on Dialing for Dollars and wrestling. I am going to be sad to see him retire. I pray you have a great retirement and God bless you and your family. I would love to have one of the Dave Brown bobble heads!! I think you should offer it to everyone that already has the app and also the people that do download the app. Thank you again for all the wonderful years!!! You will be missed.

Radar. Hate that I can only see the radar for past or now, can’t see for future. I will go back to using another weather app.

Bad ad timing. Was trying to see if my house was about to get leveled by a tornado and had to sit through about 60 seconds of ads

horrible app. even with the updated iOS this app is incredibly slow, it usually takes gettin out of it a time or two before it will work. when it finally does work it takes forever for the radar to update. severe weather could come and go by the time this app lets you see anything. wouldnt recommend it, its just too slow to keep up with radar.

Crashes. The app is great until you attempt to change the radar settings (like if you just want to see clouds on the radar map) it freezes and crashes every time I try it.

Too much!. Too much info crowded onto iPhone screen. Prefer a simpler layout.

Where's The Radar?. Since the last update, the radar is worthless. It never shows rain or anything else, even when the rain is right on top of us. I have to go to the weather channel app to see where the rain is and which direction it's headed. If the radar map is to be believed, there is no weather anywhere in the U.S. - ever. Sorry I updated! They can't even keep the current temperature updated. Says it is 50 degrees and overcast in my area, but my thermometer says 64 degrees and it is bright and sunny. They really need to get a handle on this.

Terrible App. You say your radar gives you 5 minutes before all the other stations and you can see the same thing on the app. If you can figure out how to see the radar that might be helpful. Got to be one of the worst weather apps that is available.

Blank. Blank screen after first alert notice. Not very helpful!

Won't work anymore. This app needs an update every time I try to look at the weather I have to pray the app will stay open long enough for me to get a good weather report most of the time it just shut me out of the app it only started doing this when it was updated last

No live streaming. During storm last night I could not get the live streaming. Had good cell and WiFi.

Commercials. Too many advertisements and with first one a full page add for a private school.

DL. To hard and too long to get the info

Rob Childers the GOAT. Ron Childers for the win!!

Good but not perfect.. Love this app and the weather alerts. I would like to see a fix so you can see cities on top of the colored radar so you know exactly where the storms are and where they are heading.

L . Fleming. I get too many every day. Back to back to back. Lisa F . Walls,Ms.

Bad App. This weather app used to be great, now it’s trash.. it’s never consistent and doesn’t give you a clear forecast. It has gotten my hay wet more than what I like, so I don’t recommend it at all!

This app is terrible. All it wants you to do is click on their advertisers . Pretty disappointing seeing I installed it after the power went out at home. You would think if channel 5 was really concerned about our well being they would not spam you to death! Will be uninstalling and stick with AccuWeather.

Weather. Love your weather app