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Contents 1 TornadoSpy Frequently Asked Questions 1.1 What is the reliability setting all about? 1.2 How do I set the reliability used to send email alerts to me? 1.3 How do I set the location for which I receive email alerts? 1.4 I signed up for email alerts, but I never get them, how do I fix this? 1.5 I see a false report on my track tornadoes screen, who do I tell? 1.6 I see a good report on my track tornadoes screen, who do I tell? 1.7 I have a story related to TornadoSpy, who do I tell?

TornadoSpy Frequently Asked Questions

What is the reliability setting all about?

The reliability setting is used to filter out less reliable sightings that are reported by users who have reported false tornadoes in the past. Setting the reliability slider completely to the right will only give you the most reliable NOAA sightings. Setting it to the left will give you all of the sightings including sightings that are most likely false. Setting it to 25% of the way is probably a good compromise between reliable sightings and fast sighting reports.

NOAA sightings are very reliable but are typically slow, user sightings tend to be less reliable but can be sent to you in seconds.

How do I set the reliability used to send email alerts to me?

Go to the settings page and adjust the reliability slider to your desired setting and touch 'save'.

How do I set the location for which I receive email alerts?

TornadoSpy uses the location that was used when you last viewed the track tornadoes screen and touched the refresh button. This makes it easy to stay informed of the current tornado hot spots.

I signed up for email alerts, but I never get them, how do I fix this?

• Make sure you hit 'save' on the settings page with your email address
• Make sure email alerts are set to 'on' in the settings page
• Go to the track tornadoes page and make sure the crosshairs are on your area of interest and hit the refresh button

I see a false report on my track tornadoes screen, who do I tell?

Do the following within TornadoSpy:

• Go to the 'track tornadoes' page
• Find the tornado sighting on the map and touch the tornado icon
• Touch the arrow above the tornado icon to go to the details page
• Touch 'Report As False'

This will decrease the reliability rating of the sighting and will affect the reliability rating of the user who reported the false sighting.

I see a good report on my track tornadoes screen, who do I tell?

Do the following within TornadoSpy:

• Go to the 'track tornadoes' page
• Find the tornado sighting on the map and touch the tornado icon
• Touch the arrow above the tornado icon to go to the details page
• Touch 'Confirm As True'

This will increase the reliability rating of the sighting and will affect the reliability rating of the user who reported the confirmed sighting.

I have a story related to TornadoSpy, who do I tell?

Please email justintimeapps@gmail.com for any experiences with TornadoSpy