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Articles about Emergency Alerts
11 articles across 5 sections
Section
Preparedness
Something in the News Has Me Worried. Should I Do Anything?
A decision method for evaluating worrying news stories before acting on them. Three questions separate official warnings from unverified predictions, translate headlines into specific household impacts (payments, utilities, medication, fuel, work, school), and sort responses into no-regret actions that stay useful whether or not the feared event happens. Covers panic buying, information verification, cash planning, water and power readiness, and the line between prudent preparation and anxiety-driven spending.
Delaware Local Risk Guide: Coastal Flooding, Storms, Warnings and Household Preparedness
Household disruption guide for Delaware by area: Atlantic coast and Inland Bays storm surge and Route 1 closures, Delaware Bay shore communities cut off at high tide, nor'easters, hurricanes and coastal evacuation within three-quarters of a mile of the coast, winter storms with Level 1, 2 and 3 driving restrictions, Brandywine and Piedmont stream floods from upstream rain (the 2021 Ida lesson), tornadoes including the 2023 Bridgeville EF3, heat and cooling centers, drought and burn bans, and the Salem/Hope Creek nuclear planning zone. Covers DENS alert sign-up, NWS Mount Holly, the Coastal Flood Monitoring System, 211, cascading failures, a seasonal calendar, and a ten-action checklist.
Emergency Guides
Every hazard in one place. Pick yours to find what to do right now, a full guide to understand it, and a checklist for before, during, and after. Opens with how to use the guides, why local officials' instructions come first, and three things to do tonight: turn on phone alerts and add a NOAA Weather Radio, agree on a meeting place, and write the household plan down.
New York Local Risk Guide: Coastal Storms, Flooding, Lake-Effect Snow and Household Preparedness
Household disruption guide for New York by region: New York City and Long Island storm surge and hurricane evacuation zones, basement flash flooding and the 2021 Ida lesson, upstate river and ice-jam floods, lake-effect snow and blizzards east of Lakes Erie and Ontario, ice storms and long outages, extreme heat and cooling centers, and wildfire smoke and air quality. Covers NWS offices by county, county and NYC alert sign-up, cascading failures, a seasonal calendar, and a ten-action checklist.
Senior Check-In and Communication Plans
A communication plan designed for reliability, not technology. Daily check-in sequences, emergency alerts, backup communication when phones fail, and the contact card that goes everywhere.
Trusted Hazards Resources
Eighteen official alert services, response agencies, and hazard-watching institutions we have read and would send you to, grouped by alerts and the site's five hazard categories, each with why it earned the spot.
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Gear and Buying Guides
Best Budget Hand-Crank Radio Under $40 (2026): Which Ones Actually Alert
Cheap crank radios checked against their manuals and the National Weather Service receiver list. Many under-$40 best sellers say NOAA on the box but never sound an alert. The Raynic CR1009Pro does, and NWS lists it.
Best Emergency Radio (2026): Hand-Crank NOAA Weather Alert Radios Compared
Hand-crank and solar emergency radios compared for real outages: the Midland ER310, ER310PRO, and ER210, the Eton Sidekick with SAME county alerts, and why the best-selling budget radio never sounds an alert at all.