Hurricanes is an Android app developed by HTVMA Solutions, Inc. (300 West 57th Street New York, New York 10019). Others apps created by HTVMA Solutions, Inc. are: KOCO, WESH.

Hurricanes first became available on 17 May 2013. It is estimated that Hurricanes has been downloaded between 500000 and 1000000 times from the Play Store.

Hurricanes 4.2 requires the following permissions:

Allows an app to access approximate location. Alternatively, you might want ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION.

Allows an app to access precise location. Alternatively, you might want ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION.

Allows applications to access information about networks.

Allows access to the list of accounts in the Accounts Service.

Allows applications to open network sockets.

Allows an application to read the low-level system log files.

Allows access to the vibrator.

Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.