Fast and accurate warnings for tornadoes, severe thunderstorms and flash floods!

The 24/7 Weather Center is proud to announce the 24/7 Weather Alert Call!



Colorado weather changes fast and our severe storms often bring damaging winds, large hail, deadly lightning and flash floods. Now, the 24/7 Weather Center offers you a new way to protect your family when the weather turns stormy.



What is the 24/7 Weather Alert Call?


The Alert Call is a high-speed early warning service designed to deliver weather warnings for tornadoes, severe thunderstorms and flash floods within moments of being issued by the National Weather Service.

How does the 24/7 Weather Alert Call work?

The Alert Call uses your street address to determine whether your home or business is inside a tornado, severe thunderstorm or flash flood warning area. The 24/7 Weather Alert Call warning will be delivered directly to your phone if you are in the projected path of severe weather. You must provide an actual street address. PO boxes, Mail Stops, Rural Routes, etc. cannot be located in the system.

Is the 24/7 Weather Alert Call always available?

The Alert Call will automatically send weather warnings 24 hours a day, 365 days a year providing you with time to prepare and seek shelter. The service can be set up to call up to three different phone numbers to reach you and your family.


How is the 24/7 Weather Alert Call different from other warnings?

The Alert Call weather warnings use the new "Polygon Warning System" -- also known as "Storm Based Warnings." These warnings come directly from the National Weather Service and contact only those in the threatened area, instead of for an entire county. This eliminates most of the false alarms and "over-warning" associated with the older "County Based" warning methods.


How quickly will I receive an Alert Call warning?

The 24/7 Weather Alert Call will monitor each warning from the National Weather Service to determine the severity and the exact area(s) affected by the approaching storm. The Alert Call will rapidly create a call list of all subscribers within the projected area of the severe weather. The calls begin with subscribers closest to the weather threat and quickly fan out to cover the entire warned area. Warnings will be completely issued within minutes of the initial warning.


How much does the 24/7 Weather Alert Call cost?

The Alert Call service costs just $7 per year for one address and up to three phone numbers. The service works as a phone tree and will call Phone No. 2 only if a person is not reached at the primary number. Phone No. 3 will only be called if a person is not reached at the first two numbers. The service does not call all three numbers simultaneously.


If you want to sign up a second address or more than three phone numbers, that will be counted as a second subscription and will cost an additional $7 per year. 7NEWS negotiated the fee with our vendor to be as low as possible. At 58 cents per month or $7 per year, the 24/7 Weather Alert Call costs considerably less than other services.


(Please note that your usual telephone usage charges will apply.)


I already have a Weather Alert Radio; do I also need a Weather Alert Call?

The Alert Call is a perfect compliment to the National Weather Service Alert Radio. The Weather Alert Radios are a great way to receive general forecasts, storm outlooks, severe weather watches, advisories and warnings. However, the alert radios use the county based warning system, so you may receive a general warning that does not include your specific location.



For example, the tornado warning for the Windsor Tornado in May of 2008 was issued for both Larimer and Weld Counties -- an area of over 6,500 square miles. The actual warned area was much smaller, less than 150 square miles.


The Alert Call will only warn you if your immediate area is affected by the warning.


Do I still need my Weather Alert Radio?

Absolutely! The weather alert radio remains a very fast way to get in depth storm information. Our suggestion is a one-two-three combination of the Weather Alert Call, the Weather Alert Radio and 7NEWS to provide your family with all of the critical storm information. When you get an Alert Call, you know that you can get all of the information you need from your Weather Alert Radio and from our meteorologists on 7NEWS and TheDenverChannel.com.