Helpful Links & Resources
How to turn on weather alerts on iPhone or Android devices
For iPhones:
- Go to Settings, then Privacy & Security, then Location Services, then Weather, and then tap Always.
- Turn on Precise Location to receive the most accurate notifications for your current location.
- Open the Weather app on your iPhone, then tap the hamburger menu to display your weather list.
- Tap the three dots, then tap Notifications. If prompted, allow notifications from the Weather app.
- Below Current Location, turn on notifications for Severe Weather and Next-Hour Precipitation (green is on).
- Tap Done.
For Androids:
Long-press the Weather app. Go to App info, then Notifications, then Weather alert to enable weather alerts.
To enable emergency weather alerts, do the following:
- Open Settings.
- Go to the Safety and Emergency tab.
- Select Wireless emergency alerts.
- Enable all of the sliders for the alerts you wish to receive. In some areas of the US, you will find a State and local tests toggle.
Emergency Management Agency & Other Hurricane Resource Links
Duval County Office of Emergency Management
The Jacksonville Fire/Rescue Department Emergency Preparedness Division serves as
the Consolidated City of Jacksonville/Duval County Emergency Management authority.
The Division oversees the Duval County Emergency Operations Center and Comprehensive
Emergency Management Plan.
JAXREADY Duval County Emergency Management Emergency Preparedness Guide
Florida Department of Emergency Management
Latest evacuation orders for areas under hurricane warnings and news releases on the
state's response to disasters.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency
Their tropical storm page includes a ''Surviving the Storm'' guide to hurricane preparedness
than can be downloaded, as well as instructions on how to file a flood insurance claim.
The American Red Cross
Responds to disasters such as hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, and fires, or other
situations that cause human suffering or create human needs that those affected cannot
alleviate without assistance. It is an independent, humanitarian, voluntary organization,
not a government agency. For information, call (904) 358-8091.
National Hurricane Center
Includes all of the color graphics you see on TV, including the watch, warning and
strike probability charts, all the forecasts heard and seen on broadcast media, as
well as historical data.
Ready.gov
Ready is a national public service advertising (PSA) campaign designed to educate
and empower Americans to prepare for and respond to emergencies including natural
and man-made disasters. The goal of the campaign is to get the public involved and
ultimately to increase the level of basic preparedness across the nation.
