CRESTVIEW — Alert Okaloosa uses a new notification program called Everbridge to notify area residents of weather warnings in their immediate area.
Anyone who signed up for Alert Okaloosa after July 1 is already registered, but those who only signed up for the previous alert system, Code Red, need to switch to Alert Okaloosa to continue getting the notifications.
To register, go to http://bit.ly/2aX35v4 or visit http://www.okaloosafl.com and look for the Alert Okaloosa icon at the bottom.
Alert Okaloosa will only alert the areas impacted by an emergency or weather warning and works on TDD/TTY phones for the hearing impaired. All residents who wish to be notified for tornado, severe thunderstorm, and flash flood warnings simply add their contact information. In the event of a tornado, this notification could save your life.
People with no internet access may contact Okaloosa County Public Safety at 651-7150 for assistance.
Alert Okaloosa will only alert the areas impacted by an emergency or weather warning and works on TDD/TTY phones for the hearing impaired. All residents who wish to be notified for tornado, severe thunderstorm, and flash flood warnings simply add their contact information. In the event of a tornado, this notification could save your life.
People with no internet access may contact Okaloosa County Public Safety at 651-7150 for assistance.
An added feature of the new system allows all users the ability to choose or specialize the notification they want to receive and set times they do not want to be notified. For instance if they do not want to be notified from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. they can set that.
Setting a "no notification" time is optional, but everyone must check the boxes for the types of notifications wanted within the system.
This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: Okaloosa weather alert system registration available