What you should know about weather emergency warnings

The National Weather Service provides wireless emergency alerts (WEA) to keep people informed and protected during emergencies.

Helene has become a hurricane and Georgia, along with other states, is preparing for the storm’s impacts.

Here’s everything you need to know about these warnings and why they’re important to keep you and your family safe.

No registration required

One of the best features of WEA is that no registration is required. In the event of an emergency, alerts are automatically sent to WEA-enabled phones.

This service is free and does not require any apps. More than 100 airlines, including all the largest, participate in this program.

Many new cell phones are WEA capable, and even prepaid cell phones may support WEA. To find out if a phone is capable of this, contact the cell phone provider.

It’s important to keep notifications turned on to receive important notifications about severe weather and other emergencies.

Location-based alerts

WEA messages are relevant to the current location. Notifications are only received when the phone is near the emergency.

So if you travel to another city, notifications will only be received from that location and not from the home city.

What types of notifications do you receive?

WEA covers a range of emergency situations including:

Extreme weather and hydrological warnings
Local emergencies requiring evacuation or immediate intervention
AMBER notifications
Blue warnings
Presidential Warnings During a National Emergency

Activating WEA alerts ensures important information and preparedness for emergencies that may arise.

What if you don’t have a WEA-capable device?

There are other resources for emergencies including:

For more information, visit Weather.gov.

No registration required

Location-based alerts

What types of notifications do you receive?

What if you don’t have a WEA-capable device?

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