How To Set Up Emergency Weather Alerts

How To Set Up Emergency Weather Alerts

We got hammered last year with hurricanes and snowstorms that increased dramatically in severity over a few hours.  During these storms, a lot of people were stranded without power, on the highways or away from home because they weren’t aware of the changing reports.  Today I have a real easy tip for you so that you don’t get caught with your pants down on a bad weather forecast.

Where To Go

One of my favorite weather sites, Weather.com, has a great FREE service that they offer where you can get emergency weather alerts via email and text message.  Check out this link and follow the steps below:

The Weather Channel Alerts

Step #1 – Pick Your Reports

The interface to the website is very simple. You can pick from a bunch of different alerts and then enter your zip code. The interface, with the alerts I’ve picked, is shown below:

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Once you’re done, click ‘Start’ and you’ll be directed to the next step.

Step #2 – Where To Send The Emergency Weather Alerts

The next page is pretty self-explanatory. You need to enter in a valid email address and create a password. Remember that this password is not the one for your email address. It is a password to access this site so you can make changes as necessary.

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Once you’ve identified how you want to be contacted, you have to enter your date of birth and whether or not Weather.com can contact you regarding special offers and the like. I strongly suggest you make sure the box highlighted in red below is unchecked. It will keep a bunch of spam out of your inbox.

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That’s It!

So that’s it. Weather.com makes it very easy to get warnings for severe weather. The best part about the whole thing is that it’s entirely free (with the exception of your plan’s text message charges). Like most common-sense preps, it’s a very simple process to make sure that you’re covered next time Mother Nature decides to change her mind in the blink of an eye.


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How To Set Up Emergency Weather Alerts

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Founder/Owner at Suburban Steader
I am a middle-age guy with a wife, two young kids and a crazy dog. We live on Long Island, NY and had an interesting experience with Hurricane Sandy. That experience led me towards the self-sufficiency movement and eventually led to the founding of SuburbanSteader.com. I aim to provide suburbanites with the confidence and know-how to become more self-reliant by providing content on topics such as gardening, personal health, financial responsibility, cooking, self-preparedness and self-protection.
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