Weather warnings and disaster alerts now being delivered to mobile phones
Saturday, July 14th, 2012 11:06am MDTThe next time severe weather strikes, don’t be surprised to receive a message on your cellular phone from Uncle Sam warning you of the danger. A new service launched by NOAA’s National Weather Service and the nation’s wireless service providers has begun sending out weather warnings to mobile phones. Get more details on this new potentially life-saving system on Examiner.com. Remember too that ThorntonWeather.com offers severe weather alerts via email.
The Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) system takes the system into the 21st century giving targeted alerts for weather, natural disasters, AMBER alerts and even alerts from the President of the United States.
Tags: national weather service, NOAA, weather warnings, Wireless Emergency Alerts
