Severe Weather Alerts to Your Cell Phone!

The National Weather Service has created two new products to allow you to receive severe weather alerts to your cell phone or mobile devices.

To Enable Your Cell Phone you can:

Send a text message from your cell phone or pager to 56149 and just text them with your zip code.

Or

Go to this link for more details.

To enable your mobile device:

Follow the instructions on this page.

GUILFORD COUNTY PREPAREDNESS COMMITTEE URGES RESIDENTS TO PREPARE FOR EMERGENCIES DURING FIFTH ANNUAL NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS MONTH

During the month of September, Guilford County agencies will promote family and business preparedness.  While family preparedness measures are standardized for most populations, our Public Safety First Responders need to ensure that their families are prepared as well.

The Department of Homeland Security has produced a First Responder’s Guide to Preparedness to focus on the needs of First Responder families.

To view the document, follow this link.

Guilford County recently felt the remnants of Tropical Storm Fay which caused widespread flooding throughout the county.  With the tropics heating up, please make sure that you are prepared for future storms that may impact our area.

A few resources are:

ReadyGuilford.Com  - A repository on preparing you and your family for most disasters that could impact Guilford County.

National Weather Service – A real time source of Severe Weather forecasts and watch / warning information.

FloodSmart.gov – A GIS interactive site to determine your home or businesses risk for defined flood zones.