Nationwide Emergency Alerting Programs

Emergency Email Network

Text emergency alerts may be sent to your e-mail address, pager, cell phone and/or fax by signing up with the Emergency Email Network at: www.emergencyemailnetwork.com.

This is a free service supported by sponsors who advertise on the website. You may sign up to receive alerts on severe weather information, Homeland Security events, cyber threats to your computer, organ donation, daily weather forecasts, routine or Red Cross-sponsored blood drives, and AMBER Alerts (as available.).

How to register in your computer/blackberry, cellphone, digital pager or fax:

1)  Go to www.cepintdi.org.

2)  Move your cursor to "Being Prepared".

3)  Move your cursor to "Basic Preparedness (fact sheets)".

4)  Click "Text Alerts & 9-1-1".

5)  Move your cursor down to www.emergencyemailnetwork.com & click on it.

6)  Now you are at the "The Emergency Email & Wireless  Network" website.

7)  Click on your home state.

8)  Go to the list of all counties & click on which county you live in.

9)         Step 1:  Fill out your complete email address, Fill out your home county, and Fill out your home zip code (5-digit U.S. zip code)

10)      Step 2:  Click on "Severe Weather Information"

11)      Step 3:  Click on how you would like to receive your email: (Computer or Blackberry, Cell Phone, Digital Pager or Fax)

12)      Step 4:  Time setting (optional) ~ you can block all NON Emergency message content during the hours you specify...this option is useful for pager and wireless devices.

13)  For setting your TIME ZONE, click on "Central Time"

14)  Move your cursor down to "Add" & click on it.