Lisle alert system warns of severe weather

The village of Lisle has upgraded its CodeRED Community Notification System to include CodeRED Weather Warnings. This automated severe weather notification system uses sophisticated technology to provide fast, accurate severe weather warnings.

Within moments after the National Weather Service issues a weather bulletin, the CodeRED Weather Warning System calls subscribers and delivers a prerecorded weather warning so quickly it often arrives prior to any other public notification.

People can select the type of weather warnings they want to receive such as severe thunderstorms, flash floods or tornadoes. CodeRED Weather Warnings target only subscribers in the anticipated path of storms, reducing false warnings.

CodeRED Weather Warnings support other forms of weather notifications, including television announcements and radio issued alerts. There is no charge to register for this service.

Once registered for CodeRED Notification and Weather Warnings, community members will be able to easily identify calls coming through their phones. A message recipient’s Caller ID will read “Emergency Communications Network” or “866-419-5000” for CodeRED Notification calls.

For CodeRED Weather Warning calls, either “Emergency Communications Network” or the number “800-566-9780” will appear on Caller ID displays. It is encouraged that both telephone numbers are saved in citizens’ contacts on their cellphones for easy recognition.

The village recommends that all businesses register, as well as all individuals who have unlisted phone numbers, those who have changed their phone number or address within the past year, and those who use a cellular phone or VoIP phone as their primary number.

Those without Internet access may call the Lisle Police, (630) 271-4200, between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. weekdays to submit their contact information.

“Residents can simply dial the number displayed on their Caller ID to hear the last message delivered,” Lisle Police Department Watch Commander Randy Johnson said. “This will greatly reduce the number of inbound inquiries handled by our office so we can focus on handling 911 calls to those people who need immediate help.”

The CodeRED Weather Warning System provides Lisle officials with the ability to quickly deliver messages to targeted areas or the entire community. If you are not sure that you are included in the database, simply log onto the village website, villageoflisle.org, and follow the link to the “CodeRED Community Notification Enrollment” page.

For information, call Johnson at (630) 271-4200.