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The Long Lines Link Public Safety Alert System is a FREE
small, simple application which you can download and install on your
Windows-based personal computer. (Currently not available to Unix or Mac
users.) It’s like having your own, personal meteorologist right on your
computer.
Once installed and connected to the
Internet, you will receive public safety alerts, current temperature and
severe weather warnings directly on your computer screen, as well as other
features such as local and national weather. This PC based emergency alert
system will improve public notification of local, state and national
emergency warnings. It will provide rapid notification of severe weather
from the National Weather Service, state Amber Alerts for missing children
and emergencies issued through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security or
local officials.
The application can either run fully open
on your desktop or as a minimized application – showing the current
temperature – in your system tray. The system will sit idle in a personal
computer until an alert is issued. When an emergency is declared, it will
sound a warning through your PCs speakers, followed by a pop-up screen and
text crawl explaining the type of emergency. The user can reduce the
screen after receiving the alert, but updated information will scroll
across the bottom of the screen.
Desktop
Alert Application Features
-Notification of Local Public Safety
Alerts
-Notification of Siouxland Tri-State AMBER Alerts
-Option for receiving school closure notifications by school district
-Notification of Breaking News
-Severe Weather Alerts for the Tri-State Siouxland Region
-Current Temperature Display on Your Computer
-Various Other Weather Current Conditions
-Current Homeland Security Level
-National and Local Zoomable Weather Maps
-Your Personal Weather Forecast
-It's Absolutely FREE!!
Desktop Alert
Application Operation
To Minimize the window, just click on the
X in the upper right corner. The current temperature will be displayed in
your Windows task bar.
To Maximize the window again,
double-click on the current temperature display.
During severe weather warnings, you will
receive a text crawl directly on your computer much like those you are
familiar with seeing on television. The crawl is preceded by an audible
alert sound, to bring attention to your computer.
All you need is an Internet connection.
No web browser, such as Internet Explorer or Netscape, is required to
receive the benefits of the Long Lines Link Public Safety Alert System.
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