Example
This is an example of the Tropical Cyclone Upgrade text message:
Tropical Storm Barry (Atlantic) has formed, located 320 miles (520 km) Southwest of Tampa Florida. See weatherUSA.net for info.
weatherUSA is now providing a free, real-time weather alert service which sends out weather warnings, watches, and hurricane information as soon as they are issued by federal agencies (such as the National Weather Service). Alerts are sent to subscribers in the warned areas via text messages (SMS) and e-mail.
You can select warnings to receive based on county or state for local weather warnings; national advisories such as tropical storm and hurricane advisories are also available. For text messaging, you can even select a "quiet time" when you do not want to receive notifications. However, for urgent warnings such as tornado and severe thunderstorm warnings, we recommend setting these with 24-hour notification so that your cell phone can alert you in the middle of the night.
Do not rely solely on this system for the protection of life or property! Some alerts may be delayed or missed because of problems on the Internet or the cell-phone network. A weather radio or local news affiliates should also be monitored for weather warnings.
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