Emergency alerts
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Check an official alert for your exact location, hazard, timing and required action. Enable emergency alerts on your phone and add local emergency management notifications. Keep a battery radio as backup rather than relying on one app.
Take it with you. Verify locally.
Downloads open without signup. External references are published material, not live instructions. Save them before an outage.
In immediate danger, contact local emergency services. Current instructions for your location take priority.
Do now.
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Enable phone alerts
Review emergency notification settings and keep the phone charged.
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Add local channels
Sign up with your county or city emergency management office and utility.
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Use weather backup
For weather hazards, use NOAA Weather Radio or your local official warning service.
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Read the action
Distinguish preparation notices from instructions to shelter or evacuate.
Next steps.
Write down local frequencies and contact information. Test devices and accessibility features with your household.
Watch for.
Alerts can be delayed or missed. Act on obvious immediate danger and natural warning signs.
Sources & context.
Original Osprey Zero summary of the references below. U.S.-based guidance unless noted; check authorities where you are. This page is not a live alert.
Updated 2026-10-02. Recheck official instructions during an active event.