A few clicks of a mouse are all it takes to get emergency information delivered right to your fingertips. With Severe Weather Awareness Week on the horizon, emergency management officials across the state — including in Door and Kewaunee counties — are encouraging residents to sign up for their alert systems.
The Door County Ready and Kewaunee County RAVE Alert systems bring emergency information to your phone via text message, voice call and email. Both are voluntary programs that residents and visitors can sign up for to receive important information in real time.
Kewaunee County Emergency Management Director Tracy Nollenberg says such systems are important because while you can go through other channels to learn how severe a weather event may be, you may not otherwise know the specific impact it has in your community.
You can sign up for alerts from Kewaunee County and Door County by clicking the links. As part of Severe Weather Awareness Week, statewide tornado drills are planned for April 16 at 1:45 p.m. and 6:45 p.m., with a backup date of April 17 in the event of severe weather.
Kewaunee County Emergency Management will also use its Rave Alert system as a test during the statewide tornado drills.
