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<\/figure>\nWith iNWS decommissioned as of October 22, 2026, emergency managers, county agencies and media partners lost the website that managed their NWS text and email Alerts have not stopped. But the service that remains is frozen, and several features partners relied on are gone. iAlert is an iNWS alternative<\/a> you can set up today, with NWS alerts by text, email and voice.<\/p>\n Here is what NWS says the change means for people who used iNWS:<\/p>\n NWS says it is developing a replacement and will incorporate partner feedback. No date has been announced.<\/p>\n Emergency management offices change constantly. A new deputy coordinator, an EOC phone that gets replaced, a jurisdiction that needs a second alert area: with With iNWS decommissioned, iAlert.com<\/a> can cover the core of what its users depended on. iAlert is an independent service that has iAlert also offers capabilities iNWS did not, including lightning alerts<\/a> with STOP WORK Some iNWS users passed alerts on to others: a county notifying residents, a utility or contractor alerting its crews, a broadcaster serving its viewers. iAlert’s Ask about branded alerts<\/a> to see how it fits your program.<\/p>\n Individual responders can sign up in a few minutes<\/a>. Offices that need alerts for a team should start with Group Account Manager<\/a>.<\/p>\n If your organization was an iNWS user and wants help moving its alert areas and contacts, contact us<\/a> and we will work Source: NWS Service Change Notice 26-92 (PDF)<\/a>, issued 2:40 Get Severe Weather Alerts for Your Location<\/p>\n When any NWS watch, warning, or advisory is issued for your area, iAlert sends you an immediate Sign Up for Severe Weather Alerts →<\/a>\n <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\n alerts. The National Weather Service took the site down effective immediately, citing identified cybersecurity vulnerabilities, in Service Change Notice 26-92<\/a>.<\/p>\niNWS decommissioned: what changed for users<\/h2>\n
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Why it matters now<\/h2>\n
\n iNWS decommissioned, none of those changes can be made.<\/p>\nAn iNWS alternative: how iAlert fills the gap<\/h2>\n
\n delivered NWS alerts to subscribers since 2010.<\/p>\n\n
\n on premium plans.<\/li>\n\n
\n on premium plans.<\/li>\n
\n warnings use the storm-based polygon, so only locations inside the warning are alerted. Zone and county products like winter storm warnings and red flag warnings
\n match the NWS forecast zone, fire weather zone or county.<\/li>\n
\n dense fog, air quality and more. Choose each one by text, email or voice.<\/li>\n
\n entire office, with each person’s own location and delivery preference.<\/li>\n
\n premium plans.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\n and ALL CLEAR notices for outdoor operations, and real-time storm report alerts<\/a> for your county or
\n state. See all iAlert services<\/a>.<\/p>\nOffer NWS alerts under your own name<\/h3>\n
\n branded weather alert service<\/a> delivers the same NWS alerts under your organization’s name.<\/p>\n\n
\n offer.<\/li>\niNWS decommissioned: next steps for your office<\/h2>\n
\n through it with you directly.<\/p>\n
\n PM EDT, October 22, 2026. All NWS service change notices: weather.gov\/notification<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n
\n notification by email, text message, or phone call, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.<\/p>\n