Fast delivery
Text and email delivery built for urgent updates.
US Disaster Alert helps people stay ahead of major events with clear, fast notifications. Instead of endless noise, users get timely alerts for significant earthquakes, tsunami threats, major power disruptions, severe infrastructure failures, and meaningful space weather events that can affect communication, travel, and daily life.
Text and email delivery built for urgent updates.
Threshold-based alerts so users know why they were notified.
Every alert includes a clear source and event context.
Coverage
Subscribers choose the types of events they care about and receive alerts only when thresholds are met. The experience is designed to feel clear, credible, and easy to trust.
Be informed when significant geophysical or severe natural hazard events are detected.
Stay aware of major outages and disruptions affecting critical services and daily life.
Monitor meaningful solar events that can affect radio, satellite, and power systems.
Example Alerts
Each alert should answer four questions immediately: what happened, where it happened, how serious it is, and where the information came from.
A tsunami warning has been issued for affected coastal areas following a significant offshore seismic event.
* Wave activity may pose a threat to low-lying shoreline zones and harbors.
Source: PTWC/USGS
A major banking service disruption is affecting online account access, card processing, and mobile app availability for multiple users.
* Customers may experience failed transactions, delayed transfers, or temporary access issues.
Source: Downdetector/Federal Reserve
A powerful tropical cyclone is forecast to approach heavily populated coastal areas within the next advisory period.
* Hazard guidance indicates potential for damaging winds, storm surge, and widespread transport disruption.
Source: NHC/GDACS
Pricing
Start with a free trial, then choose a paid plan for full delivery channels, broader monitoring, and a more personalized alert experience.
Try the platform for 30 days with limited access and sample monitoring. This is not a lifetime free plan.
For users who want dependable text and email alerts for major events.
Best for households, travelers, and preparedness-focused users who want uninterrupted coverage.
How It Works
Understand how alerts are monitored, evaluated, and delivered so you always know what to expect.
The platform continuously watches trusted data sources for significant natural disasters, infrastructure disruptions, and meaningful space weather activity.
Events are checked against significance thresholds so users are alerted when something is important enough to deserve attention, not every time minor noise appears in a feed.
Subscribers receive a concise alert with the event type, affected region, severity level, and source context by email, text, or both depending on their plan and preferences.
Fast
Alerts are designed to reach users quickly when major events are detected.
Clear
Plain-language summaries help users understand what happened and why it matters.
Focused
Thresholds reduce unnecessary alerts so users are not constantly interrupted.
Transparent
Event type, severity, time, and source details are included whenever possible.
Who it's for
Built for everyday people who want timely, reliable alerts when major events could impact their safety, plans, or daily life.
Families who want to know quickly when major regional events may affect safety or services.
People who want awareness of major disruptions that could affect trips, communications, or destinations.
Users who rely on stable power and communications and want early awareness of large disruptions.
Users interested in staying informed when major outages or system failures affect regions they care about.
Sources
Alerts are based on trusted data sources and defined thresholds, so you only receive notifications when events meet meaningful criteria.
We monitor trusted reporting sources across natural disasters, infrastructure, and space weather including USGS, NOAA, GDACS, NHC, and regional grid operators.
Not every event generates a notification. Alerts are intended for events that cross meaningful thresholds for scale, severity, or public relevance.
Notifications clearly state the event type, affected area, severity level, timestamp, and source whenever possible.
The service helps users stay informed quickly, but official emergency instructions should always come from relevant public authorities.
FAQ
Quick answers to help you understand what to expect.
Alerts are delivered as soon as a monitored event meets defined criteria, with minimal delay between detection and notification.
No. Alerts are filtered to focus on higher-significance events, so you're not constantly interrupted by minor updates.
Yes. You can select regions, event types, and delivery methods so alerts stay relevant to you.
Depending on your plan, alerts are sent by text message, email, or both.
No. This service provides fast, informational alerts. Always follow official guidance from local authorities during emergencies.
Get started
Create your account to start receiving alerts for the regions and events that matter to you.