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Alert Iowa Statewide Messaging System

Alert Iowa is a statewide mass notification and emergency messaging system. The system can be used by state and local authorities to quickly disseminate emergency information to residents in counties that utilize the system. The system is available, free of charge, to all counties, however, they are not required to use the system. Only 9 of Iowa’s 99 counties have not signed up to use Alert Iowa.

Sign up today

Alert Iowa will allow citizens to sign up for the types of alerts they would like to receive. The best way to receive messages is via text message. Messages may contain photo, video and audio attachments to help subscribers better understand the situation at hand, or where to find additional information.

Are you part of the network yet?

Sign up for the alerts you want to receive. Messages can be delivered via landline or wireless phone, text messaging, email, TDD/TTY, and social media.

Alert Iowa FAQs

Alert iowa Counties

The Iowa county map below shows the counties that have signed up to join the Alert Iowa system. Citizens will be able to sign up to receive alerts on the county’s registration page. If you choose, you may sign up to receive alerts in multiple counties.

90 counties currently signed up

Sign up for alerts in participating counties listed below.

Adair	Fremont	Montgomery
Adams	Grundy	Muscatine
Appanoose	Guthrie	O’Brien
Audubon	Hamilton	Osceola
Black Hawk	Hardin	Page
Boone	Hancock	Palo Alto
Bremer	Henry	Plymouth
Buchanan	Howard	Pocahontas
Buena Vista	Humboldt	Pottawattamie
Butler	Ida	Poweshiek
Calhoun	Iowa	Ringgold
Carroll	Jackson	Sac
Cass	Jasper	Scott
Cedar	Jefferson	Shelby
Cherokee	Johnson	Story
Chickasaw	Jones	Tama
Clarke	Keokuk	Taylor
Clay	Kossuth	Union
Clayton	Lee	Van Buren
Clinton	Linn	Wapello
Dallas	Louisa	Warren
Davis	Lucas	Washington
Decatur	Lyon	Wayne
Delaware	Madison	Webster
Des Moines	Mahaska	Winnebago
Dickinson	Marion	Winneshiek
Dubuque	Marshall	Woodbury
Emmet	Mills	Worth
Fayette	Mitchell
Floyd	Monona
Franklin	Monroe

Cell Phone Icon, Wireless Emergency Alerts

What are Wireless Emergency Alerts?

Wireless emergency alerts (WEAs) are used to send concise, text-like messages to WEA-capable mobile devices during emergency situations. WEAs are sent by state and local public safety officials, the National Weather Service, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, and the President of the United States. View Wireless Emergency Alerts introduction in PDF format. There are three types of alerts, as listed below.

Presidential

Alerts are issued by the President or a designee during a national emergency.

Imminent Threat

Alerts are issued when an imminent threat to life or property exists in your area, including man-made or natural disasters such as flash floods and tornadoes.