City Of Fairfax: National Weather Service Triggers WEA On Mobile Phones During Destructive Severe Thunderstorms

Press release from the City of Fairfax :

07/30/2021

Beginning on Monday, Aug. 2, the National Weather Service will activate a Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) on mobile devices when a severe thunderstorm is deemed destructive.

NWS has determined criteria for a destructive threat is at least 2.75-inch diameter hail and/or 80 mph thunderstorm winds. 
  
Click here for more information about the NWS announcements: https://www.weather.gov/news/072221-svr-wea 
  
Click here for more information about WEA: https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/wireless-emergency-alerts-wea 
  
Thunderstorm safety information

Fairfax City Alerts reminds residents, business owners, and visitors that thunderstorms can bring heavy rains, strong winds, hail, lightning, and tornadoes. In the course of a few hours, a thunderstorm can cause flash flooding, downed trees/power lines, power outages, lightning-related damage to buildings and electrical equipment, tornado damage to buildings and infrastructure, hail damage to vehicles and buildings, and massive amount of debris on roads. 

 
During a severe thunderstorm: 

This press release was produced by the City of Fairfax. The views expressed here are the author’s own.