York County Press Release
YORK COUNTY – “Preparedness for weather events is important for families, businesses, and communities,” says Gary Petersen, York/Seward County emergency management director. “Severe weather can occur quickly, and unexpectantly. Receiving notifications of weather events can increase the time available to prepare.”
Petersen provided the following:
Notification and information options include:
- Phone weather apps from a variety of sources, including television stations
- Warning sirens. These are for outdoor notifications only and will not always be heard indoors.
- Local TV and radio stations. KTMX 104.9 in York is an excellent source of information during severe weather.
- National Weather Service websites:
- Hastings; https://www.weather.gov/gid/
- Omaha/Valley; https://www.weather.gov/oax/
- County mass notification system;
- Seward County Sheriff Link: https://member.everbridge.net/306355722256842/login
- Seward County EMA Link: https://www.sewardcountyne.gov/emergency-alerts
- York County Link: https://member.everbridge.net/307455233884531/login
- Weather radios. These can be purchased locally, or for those in need, a limited number can be obtained free by contacting Seward/York Emergency Management. Some include a pillow shaker/strobe light bundle for those with additional needs. They are preprogrammed for Seward or York County. If interested in a weather radio, include in your email your name, address, and contact information to gpetersen@sewardcountyne.gov. Also, include if there is a need for the bundle attachments. Limited number available, one per household. Grant funded, not for resale.
- Petersen also encouraged people to “never rely on one form of weather notification.”
