Have You Enabled Emergency Twitter Alerts?

Did you know that you can opt in to receive special emergency "Twitter Alerts" from select organizations?

Designed to complement, rather than replace, other emergency notification systems, you can sign up to see special tweets from law enforcement and public safety organizations, emergency management agencies, governments, and other state and federal agencies

The tweets, which publish during a crisis or emergency, "contain up-to-date information relevant to an unfolding event, such as public safety warnings and evacuation instructions," according to the Twitter Help Center. Read more...