How can I stay informed about emergencies in the City of Dyersburg? There are numerous sources available to the public, many which are free.
DGOV Mobile Smart Phone App, available for both Apple and Android - The City of Dyersburg smart phone app is your one source connection to the City of Dyersburg. You can see current weather conditions, weather alerts, local community alerts, utilize 311 connect to report non-emergency issues, plus a lot more.
DGOV Community Alerting – sign up for our text and email alerts. These alerts are not for weather, but are used for local alerts such as school closings due to weather, road closings, missing endangered persons, or local emergencies. Just look for the blue box on the right side of the web page.
Weather Radios - Every home and business should have a weather radio. We recommend the type that has “SAME” (specific area message encoding) technology, which allows you to program the specific counties you want to monitor. Weather Radios Save Lives
Local Dyersburg Radio Stations
SL 100.1 FM
Eagle 97.3 FM
WTRO 1450 am
Memphis Regional Television Broadcast Stations
WMC NBC Channel 5 Memphis
WREG CBS Channel 3 Memphis
WHBQ Fox Channel 13 Memphis
WPTY ABC Channel 30 Memphis
Facebook
The City of Dyersburg is on Facebook. You can “LIKE” our page, to receive important information and immediate severe weather alerts.
Smart Phone Apps & Email Alerts
There are countless smart phone apps and web applications that provide both free and cost associated services.
Search your smart phone app provider, and/or the web for the following key words: emergency alerts, weather alerts, national alerts.
Commercial Mobile System (CMAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA)
The Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS), also known as the Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA), allows public safety authorities and the National Weather Service to send geographically targeted, text-like Wireless Emergency Alerts to the public. WEAs will relay Presidential, AMBER, and Imminent Threat alerts to mobile phones using cell broadcast technology. CMAS/WEA is part of the National Emergency Alert System (EAS) which sends warnings to television and radio via broadcast, cable, satellite, and wireline communications pathways.
Note: The service is free and you are not required to register. You will receive the alerts automatically. You must have a cell phone that is WEA capable. Eventually, all cell phones will be WEA capable. For more information, contact your wireless carrier.
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