How StormSync got here.

A major update featuring an overhauled stream elements system, reworked cloud services, custom audio volume management, a remade notification system, new sounds, a new Watch tab, a draggable and expandable alert popup map, and a new generic installer with in-app update banners.

• Stream Elements Overhaul: Stream elements have been rebuilt from the ground up for cleaner, more reliable broadcast overlays.
• Cloud Services Rework: Cloud services that use custom settings have been completely reworked.
• Custom Audio Volume Management: Set and manage audio volume to your liking with new custom controls.
• Remade Notification System: Notifications have been rebuilt for more dependable, clearer alerting.
• New Sounds: A fresh set of alert sounds.
• Active Alerts While Away: Alerts that are still active now appear even if the app was closed when they were issued, so you never miss what happened while you were away.
• Alert Popup Map: The alert popup map now works across tabs and can be dragged and expanded.
• New Watch Tab: Watches now have their own tab and alert cards, separating them from warnings.
• Generic Installer with In-App Updates: A new generic installer means future updates no longer need a fresh download. When a new version is out, a banner appears automatically in the app and you update right from there.

• Faster Alert Loading: Improved performance when loading alerts.
• Alert Cards: Fixed issues with alert cards.
• Flash Flood Alerts: Fixed Flash Flood Considerable and Flash Flood Emergency alerts not showing.
• Confirmed Tornado Warnings: Fixed confirmed tornado warnings not showing.
• Downgrades and Cancellations: Fixed alert downgrades and cancellations not being handled correctly.
• Sounds: Fixed issues with alert sounds.
• Parsing: Improved alert parsing.
• Other Fixes: Various bug fixes and other important fixes throughout the app.

A small map patch swapping in a new tile provider after the previous one changed its free-tier usage policy.

• Map Tile Source: Switched to a new map tile provider after the previous free provider changed its usage policy. No other changes in this release.

A performance and infrastructure patch headlined by a new dedicated relay server for a stable, 24/7 Central Feed connection, alongside large performance upgrades and reduced storage requirements across the app.

• New Relay Server: Central Feed now runs through a new dedicated relay server built for 24/7 uptime, delivering a far more stable connection with fewer drops and reconnects.

• Performance Upgrades: Large performance improvements throughout the app for smoother, faster day-to-day operation.
• Reduced Storage Requirements: Cut down the app's on-disk footprint significantly.

A data and routing release headlined by the new MCD Archive tab and Discord webhook alerts, alongside a deeper SPC Archive, a new Glass theme, and major connection fixes.

• MCD Archive Tab: A dedicated tab for pulling up past Mesoscale Convective Discussions by date, with the full discussion text and its associated graphic, bringing MCDs in line with the existing SPC outlook archive.
• Discord Webhook Alerts: Route live alerts straight out of StormSync into any Discord channel through a configurable webhook. Pick which alert types get forwarded, and your server is notified the moment a warning is issued.
• SPC Archive Expansion: Historical convective outlook retrieval now reaches back to 2003, up from October 2019.
• New Glass Theme: A translucent, layered interface theme built to match the website's design language, selectable alongside the existing themes in settings.

• Central Feed Reliability: Repaired the issues that were causing Central Feed to stall or drop alerts. Relayed alerts now arrive consistently.
• Private Account Freezes: Fixed the sudden freezes that could occur while connected with your own NWWS-OI credentials.
• Stream Tab: Temporarily disabled while its elements are reworked. It returns in the next patch.

A major access update headlined by Central NWWS-OI Mode, alongside a new Stream tab, an expanded SPC Archive, and a refreshed settings panel.

• Central NWWS-OI Mode: A new connection mode that lets anyone receive instant NWWS-OI alerts without needing their own NWWS-OI credentials, removing the single biggest barrier to entry.
• Stream Tab: A dedicated tab introducing three new stream elements for use with broadcasting software, alongside major fixes to existing ones. More fixes and additions are planned with every upcoming patch.
• GUI Color Refresh: Interface colors updated to better match the website's design language.
• New Settings: Enable notifications individually for every type of severe alert, and assign sound effects across the board.
• SPC Watches: Now display probability information alongside other associated hazards.

• Connection Reliability: Fixed connection problems that were causing alerts to not show up.
• General Stability: A round of smaller bug fixes throughout the app.

An expansive feature update introducing live environmental predictive tools, data archiving capabilities, and map rendering improvements.

• Live Outlook Tab: Added a dynamic assessment dashboard that assigns current risk ratings based on specific metrics configured by a StormSync administrator, including violent tornadoes, hail, severe winds, supercells, and mesoscale convective systems.
• SPC Archive: Integrated a historical search feature that allows users to fetch and view past convective outlooks from the Storm Prediction Center dating back to October 2019.
• Warnings Map Update: Upgraded the core map component to actively display every warning currently held within the active system database.

• Stability Status: No notable fixes required for this deployment cycle.

A refinement-heavy development build focused on UI restructuring, upgrade logic fixes, and early support for streaming overlays.

• Reorganized GUI: Changed around locations of tabs and product details. You can now also minimize them.
• Upgrading Fixes: Fixed nearly all bugs with how tornado alerts are upgraded.
• Stream Elements (Very Experimental): Added stream elements for software like OBS, which for now display alert notifications, alert counters, and max alert display.
• Settings Update: Added ability to change colors of alerts. Also finally fixed sounds not saving.
• Expanded Control: Some changes to how the alert injection system works.

• XMPP Connection Failure: Future XMPP connection failures randomly during long sessions should have been fixed, but the issue has been hard to replicate.

A massive functionality leap. This version rounds out the SPC data suite and hands the keys to the user with a new Settings engine.

• Full SPC Integration: Support for Day 1 through Day 8 Outlooks and SPC Watches.
• Warnings Map: A new visual layer for tracking active polygons across the CONUS.
• Dynamic Counters: New alert tracking system that calculates totals and identifies the highest severity threat instantly.
• Personalization: Replaced Admin panel with Settings, allowing for custom UI color themes and audio mapping.
• Testing Suite: Integrated manual inject buttons for alerts and MCDs to test notification workflows.

• Resolved critical MCD parsing bugs that caused missed or duplicate discussions.
• Corrected connection status labels to provide 100% accurate XMPP link feedback.
• Fine-tuned the VTEC engine to better handle action code transitions.
• Optimized XMPP authentication flow and general rendering performance.

A big step forward, focused on a cleaner interface and bringing in more meteorological data. This build takes StormSync from raw data viewer closer to a full monitoring suite.

• Interface Rebuild: The entire UI was remade. Better navigation, cleaner layout, and a consistent dark-mode look throughout.
• SPC Outlook Tab: New dedicated tab for interactive Day 1 convective outlooks with probability layers.
• MCD Tracking: New tab for Mesoscale Convective Discussions with an interactive map and real-time parsing.
• Sound Engine Rework: Audio notification system rebuilt for lower latency and more reliable playback.
• Admin Panel Rewrite: Inject panel rebuilt with better control and more granular options.
• Manual Disconnect/Reconnect: Added a disconnect button right in the main interface. No more digging through settings.

• Major performance improvements for high-frequency alert rendering during active outbreak periods.
• Refined VTEC parsing for complex warning cycles involving CAN, EXT, and UPG actions.
• Fixed logic bugs that were mishandling upgraded and cancelled warning states.
• Fixed filtering bugs in the main alert toolbar that were hiding certain alerts.
• Various other minor bug fixes and stability improvements.

The first patch for VT/OI, all about stability. Real-world testing turned up a cluster of interconnected VTEC parser bugs, which were the main focus of this release.

• Complete admin inject panel rewrite with correct subtype forcing for all alert types.
• Custom borderless tornado overlay notifications. Stacking, animated, and color-coded.
• Tornado Emergency pulsing border animation; PDS pulses in purple.
• Polygon thumbnail on every alert card for a visual footprint of the warning area.
• Interactive map window. Click any polygon to open a full zoomable map.
• Custom audio system. Assign WAV/MP3/OGG files per tornado tier from the admin panel.
• Four-tab filtering: Tornado, Severe T-Storm, Other Severe, All Severe.
• State dropdown, keyword search, and sort controls on the toolbar.
• Alert auto-expiry. Warnings auto-removed at their VTEC end time.
• Detail panel with full parsed product text, VTEC data, UGC zones, and timing.
• Connect and disconnect audio chimes (synthesized tones).
• Red disconnect button in the titlebar for manual XMPP management.

• Fixed alert deduplication. Test injects and live alerts no longer blocked.
• Fixed condensed warnings misread as cancellations (multi-segment VTEC logic).
• Cancellations no longer trigger sound or overlay notifications.
• Tornado Emergency overlay color corrected to pink (#ff69b4).
• Tornado PDS overlay color corrected to purple (#9b30ff).
• Alert cards now display correct action labels (Updated, Extended, Upgraded, etc.).