NIXLE Alerts

Sign up for Emergency Alerts from the Dunwoody Police Department through Nixle. Your free account can be customized to receive the information that matters most to you. Text your ZIP CODE to 888777, or log onto local.nixle.com/register/

When you register, you’ll enter your email and choose a password. You can also decide how you want to be contacted. You'll select from the following: home phone only, cell phone only, home and cell, or no voice messages. In addition, you can add "contact by email."

During registration, choose the kind of messages you want: Alerts only, Alerts & Advisories, or Alerts, Advisories & Community.

You can turn off phone notifications for specific times, like overnight hours.

Nixle should NOT be your primary source for weather alerts. Use a weather radio or sign up for alerts through a weather app or trusted news and weather source.

Weather Rebroadcasts

The Dunwoody Police Department has selected the following National Weather Service weather events for automatic Nixle notification:

NWS Warnings - Recipients are reached by text, email, mobile app, and voice messages. Warnings are sent to all who register, plus landlines within the city limits. NWS warnings are sent at any time and are not turned off overnight.

• evacuation – immediate
• tornado warning
• hazardous materials warning

NWS Advisories - Recipients are reached by text, email, and mobile app. NWS Advisories are turned off between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.

• flood advisory
• freezing rain advisory
• snow advisory
• winter weather advisory

NWS Watches – Recipients reached by text, email, and mobile app. NWS watches are turned off between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m.

• flash flood watch
• tornado watch

Note that a tornado warning means a tornado is imminent. Tornado warnings are issued by the National Weather Service, usually after a tornado or funnel cloud has been recorded. They can be issued even if a tornado watch was not first in effect.

A tornado watch is issued when weather conditions are favorable for tornadoes to form. The watch indicates that tornadoes are possible, given the current conditions, and that the proper authorities are monitoring the situation.