How to get personalized alerts on the KOAT app during severe weather

When the weather is at its worst, count on the personalized alerts from the KOAT 7 Weather Team and the KOAT App to stay informed.

Our app allows you to subscribe specifically to the alerts that pertain to your home, office or anywhere else that you may roam.

If you are not a current KOCO App user, you can download it for Apple or Android phones.

Alerts will be sent for any of these situations if they apply to your selected locations:

Tornado
Severe Thunderstorm
Flood
Winter Storm

Here's how it works:

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Customize Alerts

Once you've downloaded or updated the app, launch the KOAT App and open the menu. Tap on "Customize Alerts" at the top.

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Select Severe Weather

We have several alert categories on the KOAT App. Tap on the "Severe Weather" option to set it up.

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Personalize your weather alerts

Personalized severe weather alerts can be enabled based on your location, your selected zip codes or both.

If you enable "My Location," you will also need to authorize location tracking in your phone's settings.

For location-based alerts, we'll use your location even when the app isn't open to monitor for severe weather. If an alert is issued, we will send you an alert.

iOS users must grant the Always Allow permission, or else we won't be able to send you alerts when your location changes but the app isn't open. When your location changes significantly, Apple tells us so we can monitor for alerts in your current location.

There is a chance that your location change doesn't trigger a push notification for an alert to your new area. This could be related to timing, connectivity or availability of location services.

How to get personalized alerts on the KOAT app during severe weather

Customize Alerts

Select Severe Weather

Personalize your weather alerts

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