17-03-2025
Local EMA stresses readiness for severe weather
LISBON, Ohio (WKBN) – As part of Severe Weather Awareness week, local emergency officials are preaching for residents to stay weather aware in the spring and summer storm season.
County emergency management agencies have different sign-up systems to provide alerts during severe weather. Residents provide basic information such as location and contact information.
In Columbiana County, the system is integrated with the National Weather Service. If the NWS issues a Severe Thunderstorm Warning or Tornado Warning, it automatically alerts residents via a phone call, text message or email.
'It gives you not only listening to the TV or radio, this can come right to your cell phone. So, if you are outside working in the yard, you don't know that there is something going on, you will get that alert so that you can keep you and your family safe,' said EMA Director Peggy Clark.
You can sign up for the alerts in Columbiana County by going to the county EMA website. If you're not tech-savvy they say you can also give them a call to enroll.
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