BOONE, Iowa—When severe weather threatens or an emergency situation arises, Boone County residents and visitors can now choose to be notified via phone call, text message or email.  Boone County Emergency Management Coordinator Lance Kooiker says that with the possibility of severe weather headed into this weekend, it may be time to double check and make sure your information for receiving alerts is accurate.

Boone County Emergency Management has joined forces with Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management to bring ALERT IOWA to Boone County. This is a system that sends out emergency or severe weather alerts to anyone who signs up.

Alerts that will be sent out include those for severe weather warnings, missing children announcements and boil orders. Severe weather warnings automatically will be sent out through the state-wide system once the National Weather Service issues the warning. Such weather-related alerts will only be sent to those in the area affected by the warning. Alerts for other emergency situations that are more localized to Boone County will be sent by either Emergency Management or through the county’s 911 dispatch center.

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