Code RED Information

Wise County Emergency Management has been closely monitoring the track of Hurricane Helene and pre Helene. Wise County has been preparing supplies and resources and has been in contact with various state and local agencies.

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Additional links/info

Please stay tuned to local forecasts for changing weather conditions. Sign up for CodeRed weather warnings at https://public.coderedweb.com/CNE/en-US/BFCCEA5181A7

Residents are also urged to check culverts and drainage areas surrounding their property for potential debris, leaves, and or branches that may cause blockages and localized flooding and remove those before the rain begins.

Rainfall Monitoring https://www.weather.gov/akq/rainfall-monitoring

***River Monitoring (New gauges have been added this year for Wise County) https://water.noaa.gov/wfo/akq#@=-82.483492,36.8165192,8.9767016&b=topographic&g=obsFcst,1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!0!0!0!0!0,0.5,1!1!1!1!0,0,0&ab=0,0,#D94B4A,1,1,1,#cccccc,1,0,0,#B243B1,1,0,0,#98E09A,1&a=hydrologic,0.35&s=0,0,0.9,0.9&n=false,#72afe9,0.9,0,0.9,0,0.9&p=false,0.75,0,7,0,1,2024,9,25,0&d=0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,#006EFF,1,#006EFF,1,#006EFF,1,#006EFF,1,#006EFF&q=wfo%3AAKQ

Checklist for residents

Sign up for CodeRed https://public.coderedweb.com/CNE/en-US/BFCCEA5181A7

Emergency Plan https://www.ready.gov/make-a-plan

Disaster Supply Kit https://www.wisecounty.org/210/Disaster-Supply-Kit

Stay tuned to local forecast for weather updates

Only dial 911 for Fire, EMS, or Police

Dial 211 for general information

Other resources

Flooding https://www.ready.gov/floods

Shelters https://www.wisecounty.org/189/Emergency-Management

RedCross https://www.redcross.org/.../how-to.../mobile-apps.html#

LGE-KU https://lge-ku.com/outages

AEP https://www.appalachianpower.com/outages/

NWS https://www.weather.gov/mrx/

WCYB Weather https://wcyb.com/weather