Activating lightning alerts in the AccuWeather app helps protect you and your family from lightning risks during severe weather.
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00:00We're going to be dealing with a significant severe weather outbreak over the coming days
00:09with severe thunderstorms across parts of the central and eastern United States that
00:13are going to produce many different risks.
00:16Lightning is always a threat to people who are outside.
00:20We have a great tool on the AccuWeather app to help you be aware of lightning risks in
00:23your community.
00:24That's the exclusive lightning alerts and those alerts are issued when lightning is
00:29detected within 15 miles of your location.
00:31You can see on the screen there that a push notification is sent to your device letting
00:36you know that lightning is in the area.
00:37It's a great way to better protect your family and keep them safer.
00:40A great tool on the AccuWeather app.
00:42Let me show you how you activate that.
00:44In the AccuWeather app, of course I'm looking here at Nashville, but I'm going to tap right
00:48up here on the upper left hand part of the app that brings up options.
00:51I'm going to click on settings and then manage notifications.
00:56When you tap on manage notifications, you can see the alerting that you have different
00:59types of alerting and lightning alerts right in through here.
01:03You want to make sure that that's turned on for your current location and any other locations
01:08that you care about.
01:09Also, while you're in that screen, that's a great time to ensure that you've got government
01:12alerts turned on as well for your current location and any other locations that you
01:17care about so that those government warnings can be delivered to your device by AccuWeather
01:23quicker on average than any other source.
01:26This is another tool to help you stay informed about what's happening in your community and
01:30you also can activate through the premium plus service additional alerting from AccuWeather.
01:34The AccuWeather alerts when AccuWeather meteorologists can provide more advanced notice and more detail.
01:40That service is available as a subscription in our app as well.
01:44AccuWeather has been proven to be the most accurate source of weather forecasts and warnings.
01:48We've saved thousands of lives.
01:50Download the AccuWeather free app today.