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How to get up-to-the-minute weather alerts from WLWT News

How to get up-to-the-minute weather alerts from WLWT News
SO WE’LL BREAK THAT DOWN HERE SOON. BUT RIGHT NOW IT’S BEEN A DRY EVENING. WE’VE HAD A FEW ISOLATED SHOWERS STARTING TO SHOW UP THERE IN NORTHERN HIGHLAND COUNTY. ALSO SOUTHERN OWEN COUNTY. YOU SAW ONE JUST THERE. THAT IS FADING AWAY, BUT THE OVERALL PATTERN RIGHT NOW KEEPING US DRY FOR THIS EVENING. YOU SEE A FEW STORMS OFF TO THE EAST, BUT EVENTUALLY, WELL, TO THE SOUTHWEST. OKLAHOMA, PARTS OF TEXAS DEALING WITH THE SEVERE STORMS OUT THERE FOR TODAY AND INTO TONIGHT. AND THEN THAT SYSTEM MOVES OUR WAY FOR TOMORROW. AND YOU SEE JUST HOW MUCH OF THE MIDWEST INTO THE SOUTH IS COVERED BY THIS SEVERE WEATHER THREAT AND ENHANCED RISK. THAT’S THAT ORANGE COLOR THERE, THAT SLIGHT RISK IN YELLOW AND MARGINAL IN THE GREEN. SO FOR OUR GREATER CINCINNATI REGION, TRI-STATE AREA, YOU’RE SEEING THAT ENHANCED RISK LEVEL THREE OUT OF FIVE FOR MUCH OF OUR REGION PARTS TO OUR NORTHEAST. UNDER THAT SLIGHT RISK IN PARTS OF CLINTON HIGHLAND COUNTY. BUT YOU ALL, EVEN THOUGH YOU’RE NOT IN THE ENHANCED RISK STORMS, DON’T ALWAYS OBEY THIS BOUNDARY. SO WE COULD SEE THOSE STORMS STILL BEING STRONG TO OUR NORTH AND EAST. AS WELL. SO TALKING ABOUT SEVERE THREATS THAT WERE WE WILL BE FACING FOR TOMORROW, THE HIGHEST WILL LIKELY SEE AS THE STRONG WINDS OUT THERE THROUGH THE DAY, THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. BUT WE CAN’T RULE OUT TORNADOES, HAIL, SOME FLOODING, STILL A CHANCE OUT THERE AS WELL WITH SOME OF THESE DOWNPOURS BECOMING VERY HEAVY AT TIMES. IF AS THESE STORMS BUILD IN. SO LOOKING AT FUTURECAST, WE’LL HAVE ISOLATED THREATS OUT THERE FOR TONIGHT. BUT MOST STAYING DRY. WE’LL KEEP YOUR SUNDAY MORNING DRY ONCE WE GET PAST ABOUT NOONTIME. THIS IS WHEN WE’RE GOING TO BE TRACKING IN THIS FIRST BATCH OF RAIN. IT WILL COME IN A LINE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS CONTINUING THROUGH OUR REGION FROM ABOUT. 2 TO 3 IN CINCINNATI, 3 TO 4, ALMOST 5:00 FOR AREAS TO OUR EAST. AND THAT WILL PUSH THROUGH WITH SOME SCATTERED SHOWERS LINGERING BEHIND IT, WHICH WILL BE IMPORTANT BECAUSE WHILE WE DO SEE SOME DRIER WEATHER COMING IN FOR THE EVENING HOURS, IT’S A BIG QUESTION OF JUST HOW MUCH TIME THE ATMOSPHERE WILL HAVE TO KIND OF RE-ENERGIZE IN A WAY BEFORE THIS NEXT LINE MOVES IN FOR PARTS OF SUNDAY NIGHT. AND THAT’S WHERE WE’LL SEE MORE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER SUNSET. SOME OF THESE AGAIN COULD BE STRONG TO SEVERE, PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS. TORNADO THREAT THAT FIRST LINE PRIMARILY JUST A WIND THREAT. BUT AS WE GO INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS, WHILE THIS LOOKS VERY ACTIVE ON FUTURECAST, THE SEVERE THREAT GOING TO BE LESSENING BECAUSE NOW WE’RE GETTING THAT ATMOSPHERE WORKED OVER AND YOU CAN SEE HOW QUICKLY IT KIND OF FALLS APART THERE INTO MONDAY MORNING. SO STILL SOME HEAVY RAIN, SOME THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE. BUT THE SEVERE THREAT THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT DEFINITELY GOING TO BE DECREASE CEASING AS WE GO SUNDAY OVERNIGHT INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON MONDAY. SO AGAIN THIS EVENING IF YOU HAVE ANY MORE PLANS BESIDES AN ISOLATED POP UP POSSIBLE TEMPERATURES STAYING VERY MILD IN THE 70S, GETTING DOWN INTO THE 60S REDS GAME. THE SERIES CONTINUING AGAINST THE DODGERS TODAY, BUT ALSO INTO YOUR SUNDAY. THAT GAME QUESTIONABLE WITH THOSE STORMS MOVING IN. BUT AS WE GO INTO THE NEXT SERIES AGAINST THE CARDINALS MONDAY, WE’LL HAVE A FEW MORE SCATTERED STORMS AROUND IN THE AFTERNOON. BUT WE’RE DRYING OUT FOR TUESDAY AND INTO THE MIDDLE PARTS OF THE WEEK. SO PAST SUNDAY’S ALERT DAY, MEMORIAL DAY, THOSE SCATTERED CHANCES OF RAIN, MAYBE A FEW THUNDERSTORMS STILL POSSIBLE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. OTHERWISE TEMPERATURES A LITTLE BIT COOLER HERE WILL BE INTO THE MID 70S. I DON’T THINK IT’S GOING TO BE A WASHOUT OUT, SO THAT SHOULD BE GOOD FOR ANY MEMORIAL DAY PLANS. AND THEN NEXT WEEK WE’LL KEEP THAT COOL TR
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How to get up-to-the-minute weather alerts from WLWT News

If you want to stay up to date on alerts, the following is a step-by-step guide to sign up for customized weather alerts from WLWT News.

It's the best way to stay informed about severe weather events across the Cincinnati area.

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Download the WLWT App

Download the WLWT app and open to the home screen.

The app brings you the Tri-state's best news and weather 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and it’s FREE!

Apple users: Download the app by clicking here or go to the iTunes store and search WLWT.

Android users: Download the app by clicking here or search for WLWT in the Google Play store

Click on the navigation
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Click on the navigation

Click on the navigation -- that's the three lines -- on the top left of the screen.

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Choose "Customize Alerts"

Click on "Customize Alerts" on the top of the navigation.

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Choose 'Severe Weather'
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Choose 'Severe Weather'

Next, click on "Severe Weather."

From here, you can customize which weather alerts you would like to receive.

Click on "Storm Approaching" or "Lightning Nearby" to opt into those alerts.

You can also pick "My Location" which will send you weather alerts for where you and your phone are.

Or you can choose three zip codes to follow.