What if I'm asleep and an alert is issued?

Answer:   A number of severe weather and man-made incidents occur during the overnight hours. The San Antonio Office of Emergency Management recommends deaf or hard of hearing individuals purchase an NOAA Weather radio with a bed shaker option. The Weather service radio will send an alert to activate the bed shaker. Deaf and hard of hearing individuals would still be able to receive an ASL, English voice and captioned alert from AHAS explaining what has cuased the alert.

Question: What type of alerts will I receive with the AHAS service?

Question: Do I need special video equipment to receive the alerts?

Question: What equipment do I need to receive the alerts?

Question: Will I need to purchase special equipment in the future if the program capabilities are expanded?

Question: How does the Braille format alert work?

Question: How will the equipment notify me that an alert has been issued?

Question: What if I'm asleep and an alert is issued?

Question: Who can receive the alerts?

Question: I don't live in San Antonio, but I work or go to school there, can I get the AHAS alerts?

Question: Why can't people outside of San Antonio receive the alerts?

Question: I live outside of San Antonio, how can I receive the AHAS service?

Question: What is the cost for this service?