How to see if weather alerts are turned on for iPhone and Android devices

During severe weather, you should have multiple ways to receive severe weather alerts.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Severe weather season is here and now is the time to make sure you are weather-ready to best protect yourself and your family in an emergency.

You should never rely on tornado sirens to alert you during severe weather. Sirens are only helpful for people who are outdoors, and in some cases, they may be outdated and not work.

If you have the right notifications turned on, alerts will be directly sent to your smartphone.

For extra safety, download the free WHAS11 app to receive additional alerts when severe weather is near Kentucky or southern Indiana.

You can watch live coverage and track storms on live radar, even if your power goes out. You’ll also get in-depth forecasts in advance of storms.

Download the WHAS11 News app now. For Apple or Android users.

Turn on phone weather alerts

Go to Settings, then look for the Notifications section.
Scroll to the bottom and look for “Government Alerts.”
Turn on AMBER Alerts, Emergency Alerts, Public Safety Alerts and Test Alerts.

Go to Settings and look for notifications.
Click on Advanced Alerts and search for Wireless Emergency Alerts.
Turn on all alerts for Extreme Threats, Severe Threats, AMBER Alerts, Public Safety Messages, and State and Local Tests.
You can also see previous alerts and choose whether to have alerts in Spanish, have alerts sound at full volume, or use text-to-speech to announce alerts.

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