Severe weather has been on the menu for Kansas City for the past weeks and with another cluster of thunderstorms approaching the Kansas City area Thursday, severe weather alert services have been working overtime to keep residents updated.
Services in Kansas City and Johnson County have been operating for at least a couple of years, and now residents in other parts of Jackson County can sign up for a new system to receive severe weather alerts delivered directly to their phones.
The Central Jackson County Emergency Management Agency has started its emergency weather alert notification service through Everbridge , a community information service app. The service looks over Blue Springs, Grain Valley and Lake Tapawingo. The agency transitioned to Everbridge two months ago, said Chip Portz, chief of community risk reduction with the Central Jackson County Fire Protection District.
Residents can sign up to receive alerts by using the online form . You will have to enter your email or phone number to sign up, and once you have, you can decide if you want to receive alerts to one or both forms of contact.