With the spring season upon us, having weather alerts at your disposal might help you stay out of harm’s way. Warren County Emergency Management Director Mike Daniels is reminding residents to sign …
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With the spring season upon us, having weather alerts at your disposal might help you stay out of harm’s way.Warren County Emergency Management Director Mike Daniels is reminding residents to sign up and take advantage of a free emergency notification system.“Everybody needs to be cognizant of the weather and how it changes,” he said.CodeRED will provide automated alerts to citizens in the path of severe storms shortly after warnings are issued by the National Weather Service. For spring, that means residents can be notified about thunderstorm or tornado warnings.No notification will be sent if the area is placed under a watch for severe weather.Residents can choose to receive the CodeRED alerts by phone, text message or email.“I think it has been very helpful,” Daniels said. “It gives our citizens that are not within a coverage area, of warning sirens, it gives them an early warning.”The county has been using the CodeRED system since 2013. Prior to that, the county contracted with another company.Besides severe weather, the notification system can be used to relay information for other incidents, such as chemical leaks, missing people or other natural disasters, Daniels said.Users also can be notified while out of the area or out of state about severe weather from the GPS coordinates provided from their cellphone.“It works anywhere,” Daniels added. “If they happen to be out of town, at the Lake of the Ozarks or down in Florida, it is based on where you are physically located.”To sign up, county residents can visit the Warren County Emergency Management Agency’s website (warrencountyema.com) or the Warren County Health Department’s website (warrencountyhealth.com) and find the CodeRED icon.Residents without computer access can call Daniels at 636-456-3786 and he can provide assistance for those who want to sign up.The only information the county needs is a user’s address, phone number and email address. There is no charge and residents can opt-in or out at any time.For more information, contact Daniels or the health department at 636-456-7474.CodeRED
