Orlando, Florida – Kitty Code, LLC announces a major update for Hurricane Season 2014 to Hurricane HD for the iPad, and Hurricane Pro for the iPhone.
With less than 3 months until the 2014 hurricane season begins, and a lingering winter that reminds us to always stay prepared, Hurricane Pro and Hurricane HD are here to show you the cold fronts as they come across through satellite imagery and regional radar. It is always time to be prepared, and seem to always seem to expect another busy Atlantic Hurricane Season. For people with an iPhone, iPod touch or an iPad, there’s no better way to stay informed than with Kitty Code’s Hurricane Pro and Hurricane HD apps.
Hurricane HD has received a major update for 2014 with many features to keep you informed. The newly updated tracking map now includes Retina graphics, and with Apple Map updates, allows you to move the map around the world, without stopping. For several years we have allowed for the display of multiple tropical systems simultaneously, while the Hurricane HD Historic Storm Library gives you access to memorable storms of the past and can be displayed along side current storms within the tracking map. With the newly updated Storm Center, active storm bulletins, forecasts, satellites and radar are all at your finger tips, along with the ability to play through storm tracks. Hurricane HD also includes push notifications for the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico, giving you the ability to stay up to date with whats happening in the tropics anytime day or night. The newly added video area gives you the easiest way to see the daily tropical updates, presented by Mark Sudduth of HurricaneTrack.com. Learn how systems begin and grow with his easy to understand explanations. The newly added Analysis area gives the Satellite, Radar and Tropical Analysis tools you need to stay informed quicker and easier than ever before.
Hurricane Pro for the iPhone and iPod touch has been updated for iOS 7, the iPhone 5 and of course now has all past storms to date. Hurricane, recently renamed to Hurricane Pro was the first application of its kind to cover tropical systems around the world.
Tracking storms since September 2008, Hurricane Pro continues to lead the pack as the innovative and inclusive hurricane tracking option, giving you easy access to everything you need to track a tropical system and keep you informed. Hurricane Pro introduced highly detailed, zoomable maps covering the Atlantic, East and Central Pacific oceans and now tracks the West Pacific, South Pacific and Indian Oceans as well. Receiving continued refinements over the last six years, Hurricane Pro has distance from your position to any point on the storm track, and the official 5 day Forecast Cone to the broadcast quality maps. Each storm continues to feature animated satellite and radar imagery when available, the latest plots for active storms as well as world satellites, bulletins and more.
“Hurricane Pro was the first complex weather application added to the iTunes App Store, and the latest release of Hurricane Pro builds upon the solid framework that our users have come to know and trust. The mapped forecast cone is an extremely important part of tracking hurricanes, showing you what areas could be affected. Hurricane Pro takes this a step further, allowing you to zoom in on the forecast cone, effectively showing you the exact extent of the cone of uncertainty. Hurricane Pro remains the only app performing this function to date on the iPhone and iPod touch and Hurricane HD is the only iPad app with this critical feature”, said Ilene Jones, Co-Founder and CEO of Kitty Code, LLC.
Hurricane Pro has grown a lot over the last six years, and has been very successful in showing where storms are, regardless of their location in the world.
Features included in Hurricane Pro and Hurricane HD:
* Mapped, zoomable 3 and 5 day Forecast Cone
* Animated satellite and radar imagery
* World wide tracking maps
* Atlantic, Eastern and Central Pacific historical tracking data
* Storm information page and Storm Center puts important storm details such as storm specific animated satellite, radar, forecast images and text at your finger tips
* Fully zoomable tracking maps providing a greater level of detail
* Integrated GPS to inform you of your distance from an approaching storm
* Satellite images covering all tropical seas and oceans
* An enhanced look that makes finding information easier than ever before
* Push notification of new storms
* HDMI and AirPlay output allows for the display of Hurricane Pro and Hurricane HD on a larger screen for presentations
Features exclusive to Hurricane Pro for iPhone and iPod touch
* iOS 7 and iPhone 5 Ready
* Multitasking
* Retina Display Images
Features exclusive to Hurricane HD:
* Track and compare multiple current, past and historical systems on the same interactive map
* Designed especially for the iPad’s size
The world is talking about Hurricane Pro:
“Apps share similarities, but Hurricane HD, Hurricane Pro stand out from this pack.” – Macworld, Rated 4 out of 5 Mice
“This app has everything I need in one handy spot. It’s not a game or a toy, just an app packed full of the latest storm information.”, iTunes US
“I use this app on a daily basis, I highly recommend it to anyone who is interested in weather or lives in a hurricane prone area.”, iTunes Canada
“Preciso, claro, eficiente, la mejor aplicacion en su naturaleza, al igual la base de datos que incluye”, iTunes Mexico
“Tres bonne app qui sert lorsque l’on vit au Antilles ce qui est mon cas meilleure app du genre.”, iTunes France
“Sehr empfehlenswert. Sehr uebersichtlich – man sieht auch sofort auf der 1. Seite evtl. Sturmaktivitaeten und dann gibt es alle wichtigen weiterfuehrenden Angaben. Es ist fuer mich das allerbeste Hurrikane-App!!”, iTunes Germany
“Sehr vielseitges App, grosse bersicht, viele Ansichten. So verpasst du garantiert keinen Hurri mehr.” – iTunes Review (Netherlands)
Device Requirements:
* iOS 4.0 or later iPhone
* iOS 3.2 or later for iPad
Pricing and Availability:
Hurricane Pro and Hurricane HD are only $3.99 (USD) and available exclusively through Apple’s iTunes App Store. More information about Hurricane pro for the iPhone and iPod touch and Hurricane HD for the iPad can be found at the official Kitty Code website.
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Kitty Code, LLC is a privately held startup in Orlando, FL, which writes innovative applications for hand held devices. With over 30 combined years of experience in weather, web technologies and game development we are able to create games and applications which are robust, fun to play, technically savvy and yet easy to use. Representatives from Kitty Code will be available at WWDC in June to speak to media in person regarding all of their apps. To find out more about Kitty Code, join us on our website. Copyright 2011 Kitty Code, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone, iPod and iPad are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. Other trademarks and registered trademarks may be the property of their respective owners.