Making pro weather data free for Hurricane Dorian

In plain words

Flowx is an Android weather app that provides free professional-grade weather data in disaster zones through its OpenZones feature. During Hurricane Dorian, a 1200km zone over Florida offered users access to radar, multiple weather models from NOAA, Canada, and Germany, plus hurricane track predictions. The app makes advanced meteorological data freely available in affected regions to support emergency preparedness and response.

written from the facts on this page · September 2026

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I have added OpenZones to Flowx, my Android weather app[0]. OpenZones are regions covering disaster zones where all the pro data in the app is freely available. I have created an 1200km diameter OpenZone over Florida with Hurricane Dorian approaching. So if you add Florida to the app, you can view radar, NOAA's GFS…

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