Additionally, you can get notifications for tropical storms and hurricanes too. If you choose to take up the premium membership with them, you can even receive voice call alerts on your phone. Weather Radio is one of the best apps out there for getting severe weather alerts on your phone. It also provides you the option of choosing which alerts you wish to receive.
You have the option to select only tornado alerts and silent all the other alerts. While the other apps are free, Weather Radio charges a small fee for subscription. It is always better to be ready for severe weather. Additionally, Android mobiles come with their own set of emergency alerts. You can also sign up for text alerts with your employer if they use a emergency mass notification system. What are the other ways you can sign up for local weather text alerts? Let us know in the comments.
Social Share. Search Go. Whether you are planning to watch…. The alerts are designed to let people know what emergencies are happening based on where the phones are. And because of that, the weather service is still trying to figure out when to issue alerts and who gets them. The overriding goal of the warnings, he said, is to protect lives and property — the mission of the weather service.
In Upstate New York, the weather service has been issuing flash flood and tornado systems through the Wireless Emergency Alert system for several years, and just added snow squall warnings , Nicosia said. Sudden whiteouts. Icy roads. Slow down! On Dec. That same day, a squall on Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania led to a pileup that killed two people and injured Snow squalls are particularly dangerous because they drop a quick coating of snow and can lower the temperature of the road surface by several degrees, Nicosia said.
Why is this important to me? Alerts received at the right time can help keep you safe during an emergency. With WEA, alerts can be sent to your mobile device when you may be in harm's way, without need to download an app or subscribe to a service. What types of alerts will I receive? WEA will look like a text message.
The WEA message will typically show the type and time of the alert, any action you should take, and the agency issuing the alert. The length and language of the message received on a particular device will be dependent on the wireless network and the language setting of the device.
Messages will be up to characters on 4G LTE networks and beyond. WEA message length will be a maximum of 90 characters on 3G and earlier networks. How will I know the difference between WEA and a regular text message?
WEA messages include a special tone and vibration, both repeated twice. Follow any action advised by the emergency message. Seek more details from your favorite TV or radio station, NOAA Weather Radio, news website, desktop application, mobile application, or other trusted source of information. Will I receive a WEA message if I'm visiting an area where I don't live, or outside the area where my phone is registered? Yes, if you have a WEA-capable phone and your wireless carrier participates in the program.
What if I travel into a threat area after a WEA message is already sent? If you travel into a threat area after an alert is first sent, your WEA-capable device will receive the message when you enter the area.
Does my cell phone have all WEA capabilities? WEA 2. Device settings may determine whether English or Spanish alerts are displayed. WEA 3.
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