On Tuesday, prior to Irma’s first landfall, the app’s website had a notice that alerted users, current and potential, that Zello was experiencing, “ Issues with profile pictures and channel search.” Additionally, the app’s Facebook page said there were unusually high signup rates happening, about 7,000 a minute, which was the cause of the site issues. Tuesday's forecast for Hurricane Irma put the storm's maximum wind speeds at 185 miles per hour. The NHC has also issued a number of hurricane warnings and watches for the area and is predicting that the storm featuring 175 mile per hour winds will cause devastating damage to the islands. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Hurricane Center is calling Irma “potentially catastrophic” for the Leeward islands.
the app is facing unusually high signups. Now with Hurricane Irma barreling down on the islands and the U.S.
The app gained tremendous popularity during the Harvey search and rescue missions. This helped organizations made up or regular citizens find people who were trapped by going through rescue requests on the Zello channels. In the aftermath of Harvey, there were specific Zello channels set up like “Texas search and rescue” and “CajunNavy. When someone posts a message asking for help on a public channel, groups looking for people in need of assistance can find them more easily. Users can connect with friends through the app or broadcast on public Zello channels. It works over cellular data or Wi-Fi and allows users to send photos, video and offers walkie talkie chatting with audio. The free app is available on both the App Store for iPhones and Google Play for Androids.
Irma is currently a Category 5 storm headed for several Caribbean islands and Puerto Rico.ĭuring the Harvey a number of people signed up for an app called Zello that can transform a regular cell phone into a walkie talkie. As the states of Texas and Louisiana work to recover from last week's Hurricane Harvey, Florida is bracing itself for a potentially catastrophic storm called Hurricane Irma.
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