Text Message Saviors
A friend of mine lives near Windsor, CO, and she told me today that the only way she knew where the tornadoes were was through text messages sent from CSU to her husband. The radio wasn’t covering it, and she was driving so she didn’t have access to other media. The text alerts were able to guide her in making the right choices about where to go and when.
I heard about Twitter being a good resource during California wild fires, so I looked for weather alerts using Twitter. There are 19 pages listing sources for many major cities. In addition there is a hurricane watch. Combining some of these alerts with the quick connection to friends, Twitter provides is an invaluable resource in times of disconnection or disaster.
Posted by Jenny on 05/23 at 07:34 AM