iAlert delivers affordable, dependable weather alert notifications covering severe weather, lightning, forecast triggers, and real-time observations, for individuals and organizations of any size.
iAlert is a weather alert notification service that keeps individuals and organizations informed when weather puts people, property, or operations at risk. Subscribers receive alerts by email, SMS text, or automated phone call, delivered automatically based on the locations and alert types they configure.
iAlert aggregates official NWS watches, warnings, and advisories alongside real-time lightning detection feeds, METAR surface observations, and forecast model output. Custom meteorological analysis is applied across all streams to determine alert conditions. When conditions match a subscriber's configured locations and thresholds, iAlert pushes a notification immediately with no app to open and no page to check.
Free weather apps require you to open them and check conditions yourself. iAlert pushes alerts to you the moment they are issued, by the channel you choose: email, text, or phone call.
iAlert also uses official NWS polygon-based alerting, meaning you receive a warning only when your exact location falls inside the official NWS warning boundary. County-based systems alert everyone in a county even if the event only affects one corner of it. Polygon-based alerting is more precise in both directions: you get the alert when it matters, and you are not woken up for weather five towns away.
No. iAlert is operated by iAlert Services, LLC, a privately owned American media company founded and led by a former National Weather Service meteorologist. iAlert processes and distributes official NWS data but is not affiliated with or operated by the federal government.
iAlert covers the continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii, and U.S. territories for NWS-based weather alerts. Coverage scope varies by alert type; see the individual service pages for details.
iAlert supports a full range of weather alert types:
A watch means conditions are favorable for a hazardous weather event: stay aware and prepare to act. A warning means the event is imminent or already occurring: take protective action now. An advisory means conditions may cause inconvenience or minor hazards but are generally less serious than a warning. iAlert delivers all three levels.
Yes. iAlert's lightning detection service monitors real-time lightning strike data and sends alerts when strikes occur within a configurable radius of your location. This gives construction crews, outdoor event operators, recreation facilities, and schools enough lead time to act before conditions become dangerous.
Yes. iAlert's forecast alert services let you set thresholds (temperature, wind speed, precipitation probability, and more) and receive a notification when a forecast crosses those values. Daily forecast alerts and hourly forecast alerts are available as separate subscriptions.
Local storm reports (LSRs) are ground-truth observations submitted by NWS spotters, emergency managers, and trained observers when significant weather occurs: hail size and location, wind damage, flooding, tornado touchdowns. iAlert's storm report alert service delivers LSRs for your configured area as they are issued by NWS.
Yes. iAlert's observation alert service monitors METAR surface observations from nearby weather stations and sends alerts when conditions cross thresholds you set: wind speed, visibility, temperature, or other parameters. This is useful for operations that depend on current observed conditions rather than forecasts.
Alerts are delivered by email, SMS text message, or automated phone call. Subscribers choose which delivery channels they want for each alert type. Some subscription plans support multiple simultaneous delivery channels for the same alert.
iAlert processes NWS data continuously. Most alerts are delivered within seconds to a few minutes of NWS issuance, depending on alert type and delivery channel. SMS text and automated phone calls are typically fastest.
Yes. iAlert accounts support multiple alert locations. Each location can be independently configured with its own alert types, delivery channels, and thresholds. This is useful for monitoring a home, a worksite, and a family member's address simultaneously.
iAlert uses the official NWS warning polygon, the geographic boundary drawn by NWS forecasters for each warning event. If your location falls inside that polygon, you receive the alert. This is more precise than county-based alerting, but warning polygons may extend beyond the most intense weather area.
Conversely, if your location is outside the polygon, you will not receive the alert even if a neighboring area does. This is by design: the NWS polygon represents where forecasters determined the threat exists.
No. iAlert delivers alerts by email, SMS text, and phone call, all of which work on basic phones. No app download is required. You manage your account settings from any web browser.
iAlert provides a full suite of free weather tools with no account or subscription required:
Enter your ZIP code or city in the search bar at the top of any iAlert page, or go directly to the active alerts page. iAlert displays current NWS watches, warnings, and advisories for your location in real time.
Yes. iAlert's radar viewer is available on the Weather Analysis page. It shows current radar reflectivity for the continental U.S. and updates continuously.
Yes. iAlert's observations tool displays current METAR data from nearby weather stations, including temperature, wind speed and direction, visibility, dewpoint, and sky conditions. These are the same observations used by the aviation community and NWS forecasters.
iAlert's free weather tools include local forecast, radar, storm reports, active alerts, and observations. No account required. Alert notification services that push alerts to you by SMS, email, or phone call require a paid subscription. View all plans.
iAlert offers individual plans for personal use and business plans for organizations that need weather alerts for operations, employees, or assets. Plans differ in alert types available, number of locations, and delivery channel options. See all plans and pricing.
Business plans give organizations the ability to manage weather alerts for multiple locations, configure operational thresholds, and deliver alerts to multiple team members or employees. Common uses include construction, agriculture, logistics, outdoor events, and property management. Learn about business plans.
The Group Manager is a tool that lets administrators manage weather alert subscriptions for a group of users (employees, members, or subscribers) from a single account. It is used by organizations that need to maintain weather alert coverage for a defined population without managing individual accounts one at a time.
Yes. iAlert's branded alert service lets organizations deliver weather alerts under their own brand name, powered by iAlert's infrastructure and data processing. This is available for businesses and organizations that want to offer weather alerts as part of their own product or service offering.
iAlert serves a wide range of customers, from individuals protecting their homes and families to large organizations managing weather risk across multiple sites. Current and past subscribers include federal and state government agencies, utilities, transportation authorities, school systems, retail chains, and thousands of individual subscribers. See use cases by industry.
Go to /services, choose the plan that fits your needs, and complete the signup form. Most accounts are active immediately after signup.
Log in to your account and go to your alert settings. From there you can add, edit, or remove locations and adjust the alert types, delivery channels, and thresholds for each one.
In your account settings, you can enable or disable email, SMS, and phone call delivery for each alert type and location independently. Changes take effect immediately.
Log in, go to Account and then Subscriptions, and cancel from there. You can also contact iAlert support at support@ialert.com or call 888.316.8366, Monday through Friday, 9am to 5pm ET.
Contact the iAlert support team by visiting the support page, emailing support@ialert.com, or calling 888.316.8366 Monday through Friday, 9am to 5pm ET.
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