v1.56.1
Oct 10, 2026 You're on this version- Fixed The Keep me signed in label on the sign-in page is readable in light mode.
v1.56.0 · Stay signed in
Oct 10, 2026- Fixed Signing in sticks. With Keep me signed in ticked (it is by default) you stay signed in for 30 days, through browser restarts and site updates. Signing out ends it on that browser.
- Fixed Following a link to WxAlert from another site no longer signs you out.
- Fixed Map settings stay as you left them: the Tropical page now remembers Auto refresh, and Clear filters, Show all and Reset no longer turn Auto refresh back on or reset the map's Focus.
v1.55.0 · How old is each map layer
Oct 9, 2026- New The Tropical map lists when each layer's data is from and how old it is: every model run, each NHC advisory and hazard map, and the latest satellite and radar image. Times turn amber, then red, as newer data comes due.
- Improved Model tracks are labeled with their run (GFS 06Z), and a run behind the newer ones is drawn faded and dashed. Runs older than 36 hours aren't drawn.
- Improved Map layers refresh on their own while the page stays open.
- Fixed Invests the Hurricane Center stopped tracking, such as the one that became Isaias, no longer stay on the map with days-old model tracks.
- Fixed Storm popups show the advisory number and when it was issued.
v1.54.0 · What's new
Oct 9, 2026- New This page: what changed in each release. Open it from What's new at the bottom of any page.
v1.53.0 · Page tours
Oct 8, 2026- New Every page has its own short tour. Start it from the Page tour button next to the page title.
- Improved The map Layers button is labeled, so the overlays are easier to find.
- Fixed The welcome and the tours now appear on the Geological page.
v1.52.1 · All of Florida on the Overview map
Oct 8, 2026- Improved The Overview alerts map shows every alert in Florida. Alerts in your WXCON area are drawn solid on top; WXCON still counts only your area.
- Fixed The Tropical map was missing the NWS Mobile warnings (Mobile Bay to Destin). It now shows every active tropical product.
- Improved The Overview downloads far less data each minute.
v1.52.0 · Satellite, radar, surge and wind on the map
Oct 8, 2026- New Map layers for GOES-East satellite (GeoColor and infrared) and a NEXRAD radar mosaic.
- New Map layers from the National Hurricane Center: peak storm surge in feet, the chance of tropical-storm-force and hurricane-force winds, when tropical-storm-force winds will most likely arrive, and the current and forecast wind radii.
v1.51.0 · Model plots
Oct 8, 2026- New Model tracks for a storm (GFS, Canadian, UKMET, NAVGEM, HWRF, HMON, HAFS and the NHC forecast) as a map layer.
- New GEFS ensemble tracks: all 30 members and the mean.
- New Model lows: where each model and ensemble member puts the storm's center at a time you pick, colored by central pressure.
v1.50.2 · Cleaner storm tracks and text
Oct 8, 2026- Fixed A storm's forecast track no longer doubles back to the storm, and its past track now shows.
- Improved NWS tropical warnings and statements are easier to read (no more all caps). Tap a product in the Tropical list to read it.
v1.50.1
Oct 8, 2026- Improved The Station page shows the 10-minute average wind and the 3-hour pressure trend.
v1.50.0 · Tornado risk in tropical systems
Oct 8, 2026- New When Central Florida is in a tropical storm's northeast, tornado-favored quadrant, the Overview says so, and the Tropical map shades that quadrant with the tornado watches and warnings near the storm.
- Improved At WXCON 4 an active Tornado Warning leads the banner, since it means taking cover now.
- New Storm surge and extreme wind watches and warnings appear on the Tropical page.
v1.49.5
Oct 8, 2026- Fixed The Station page shows today's high and low and the dewpoint.
v1.49.4
Oct 8, 2026- Fixed The Tropical page shows NWS local statements again.
- Fixed The Forecast page no longer shows an error to visitors who aren't signed in, and the Station page no longer scrolls sideways on phones.
v1.49.3
Oct 8, 2026- Improved Tropical cyclone local statements appear under Events on the Overview.
v1.49.2
Oct 8, 2026- Fixed A county split into coastal and inland zones no longer appears twice in a warning, and repeated local statements show once.
v1.49.1
Oct 8, 2026- Fixed The WXCON 4 banner named counties outside your area.
v1.49.0 · WXCON 4 stands out
Oct 8, 2026- New At WXCON 4 the Overview opens with a banner: the main threat, what to do, and links.
- Improved The most serious warnings are highlighted, and the header badge pulses at level 4.
- Improved The tropical map on the Overview sits beside the area map instead of filling the width.
v1.48.2
Oct 8, 2026- New Opening an SPC outlook shows the forecasters' written discussion.
v1.48.1
Oct 8, 2026- Fixed Map layer checkboxes stay ticked, the Dashboard counts every wind report, and the login page says Sign in.
v1.48.0 · Welcome and site tour
Oct 8, 2026- New A welcome for first-time visitors and a site tour. Replay it from Site tour at the bottom of any page.
v1.47.2 · Radar inside the site
Oct 8, 2026- Improved Radar opens inside the site with the same header, a simpler toolbar, and panels that open where they don't cover each other. Better on phones.
v1.47.1
Oct 8, 2026- Improved Storm report icons and colors are clearer and match across the site.
v1.47.0 · Four WXCON levels
Oct 8, 2026- New WXCON has four levels: 1 Clear, 2 Active, 3 Elevated, 4 High. A Hurricane or Extreme Wind Warning anywhere in Florida raises it to at least 3.
- Fixed Storm reports no longer duplicate or overwrite each other.
v1.46.5
Oct 7, 2026- Improved The WXCON badge fills the header and shows its reason, and the Overview headlines use the space better.
v1.46.4
Oct 7, 2026- Fixed Editing links on the Resources page works again.
v1.46.3
Oct 7, 2026- Fixed The Alerts map shows every matching alert, tropical watches and warnings included, and the Florida filter works.
v1.46.2
Oct 7, 2026- Improved Tighter Overview headlines with less empty space.
v1.46.1
Oct 6, 2026- New Admins can send a test push notification from Settings.
v1.46.0 · Ready for the tropics
Oct 6, 2026- New Active storms appear in the Overview headlines, and their cones on the Overview map.
- Improved One notification per warning issuance, not one per update.
v1.45.2
Oct 6, 2026- Fixed Pages no longer log an error for visitors who aren't signed in.
v1.45.1
Oct 6, 2026- Fixed Push notifications work, and only for new, real alerts in Central Florida.
- Fixed Alerts the NWS has replaced or ended no longer linger.
v1.45.0 · The Overview follows the threat
Oct 5, 2026- New The Overview rearranges itself for severe weather or a tropical threat, and offers to switch when the WXCON level changes.
v1.44.0
Oct 5, 2026- Improved The Dashboard is a tab under the Overview, and the Florida Division of Emergency Management 5-day outlook moved to the Overview.
v1.43.1
Oct 5, 2026- Improved The Overview map and Home Snapshot follow the Central Florida WXCON area.
v1.43.0 · Overview headlines
Oct 5, 2026- New Headlines at the top of the Overview: a Tornado Emergency banner, warnings grouped by type, watches and statements, and the advisories.
v1.42.1
Oct 5, 2026- Improved A slimmer one-row header on every page.
v1.42.0 · The rail
Oct 5, 2026- New A rail on every page with all the sections, and badges when something is active in Central Florida.
- Fixed The header and menus are readable in light mode.
v1.41.0 · WXCON
Oct 5, 2026- New WXCON: WxAlert's own level for Central Florida weather, in every page header.
v1.40.1
Oct 5, 2026- Fixed Warning damage tiers (considerable, destructive, catastrophic) show on warnings.
- Fixed SPC storm report logs and tropical storm listings.
v1.40.0 · Resources
Oct 5, 2026- New Resources: hand-picked outside weather tools, from the Resources button on every page.
- New SPC mesoanalysis maps, the Florida Division of Emergency Management 5-day outlook, an NWS damage survey map layer, and how often Florida falls under SPC risk.
v1.39.0 · WxAlert goes public
Oct 2, 2026- New wxalert.net opens to the public.
- New Support button on every page: report a problem or suggest something, no account needed.
- Improved The home weather station's exact location stays private.
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