Just follow these directions to add the NWS website as a shortcut/app
On your iPhone:
The following directions are for iPhone users.
Step 1 – Browse to this NWS Website from your iPhone (http://mobile.weather.gov/) If you proceed to step 2 with this link, you will have to enter your location each time, but if you select a location (ie: Wilmington, NC) you can use this site specific link, http://mobile.weather.gov/index.php?lat=34.23497000000003&lon=-77.94599999999997 , and go onto step 2. I have both shortcuts on my phone in order to easily find a forecast for any other location I may be visiting.
You can also choose to add the forecast through using any zipcode http://weather.gov/28405 / http://weather.gov/{zipcode}
Step 2 – Click the Share button on the bottom of your screen
Step 3 – Click the Add to Home Screen button at the bottom of the screen
Step 4 – Click Add in the upper right hand corner.
Just follow these directions to add the NWS website as a shortcut/app
On your Android:
Step 1 – Browse to this NWS Website from your Samsung or other Android Phone (http://mobile.weather.gov/) If you proceed to step 2 with this link, you will have to enter your location each time, but if you select a location (ie: Wilmington, NC) you can use this site specific link, http://mobile.weather.gov/index.php?lat=34.23497000000003&lon=-77.94599999999997 , and go onto step 2. I have both shortcuts on my phone in order to easily find a forecast for any other location I may be visiting.
You can also choose to add the forecast through using any zipcode http://weather.gov/28405 / http://weather.gov/{zipcode}
Step 2 – Click the 3 dots in the upper right next to address bar or for newer phones click the 3 bars on bottom right
Step 3 – Select Add shortcut on Home Screen or +Add page to Home screen
Send Storm Reports with your phone (using Twitter)
Step 1 – Once you have set up a shortcut on your phone with above instructions, click on shortcut to NWS local forecast
Step 2 – Scroll down below your forecast and click on "Tweet #wxreport" (highlighted in yellow)
Step 3 – If you are logged into your Twitter account, you will be able to make a tweet including your current location lat/lon and leave the two important hashtags, #nwsILM and #wxreport) in order for the NWS Wilmington forecast office to receive your tweet.
For more info on submitting storm reports, visit our web page Submit a Storm Report
Receive Text Notifications on your phone
To turn on mobile notifications to stay notified of any threatening weather from your local National Weather Service, follow the following instructions.
Step 1 – First pick the right National Weather Service office that covers your area.
@NWSWilmingtonNC
Step 2 – Click on your round profile picture to get to your profile and settings. Under Mobile, make sure there is a check mark in the box for "Tweets from people that you've enabled for mobile notifications"
Step 3 – Once you have the @NWSWilmington twitter feed up, click on the 3 vertical dots next to the "following" button, and click on "Turn on mobile noifications"