Stay Informed

Community Notification Systems

Name  Description How to Sign Up
IPAWS
(Ulster County) 		  The Integrated Public Alert & Warning System (IPAWS) is FEMA's national system for local alerts. IPAWS provides emergency information to the public through mobile phones using Wireless Emergency Alerts, to radio and television via the Emergency Alert System, and on the NOAA Weather Radio when there is a disaster or emergenct incident that warrants public notification. No need! IPAWS sends notifications to all mobile phones in a designated geographic area during an emergency.
Everbridge
(Ulster County)		 Sign up for the local emergency alert system and mass notifications through the Ulster County Department of Emergency Services. You can link multiple addresses to your profile to receive alerts for all locations important to you and your family.   Sign Up
Emergency & Weather Alerts
 (New York State)		 Get emergency and weather text alerts from the New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (NYS DHSES) for events happening in your county. These alers cover severe weather, expected impacts, widespread power outages, and information about response activities.

 Text ULSTER to 333111.

Do not include the word COUNTY or any spaces or punctuation marks. To receive alerts for the whole state text NEWYORKSTATE to 333111. There is no cost to sign up.

Ambulatory Services, Fire Departments, Police Stations

Road Closures

Please visit the Ulster County Department of Emergency Services webpage on updated road closure information. The list includes locations where the roads are shut down or traffic is currently being affected due to traffic hazards or weather. This list is constantly changing. The county will provide updates to this list throughout the day. 

Electrical/Gas Outages

Power outages may become more frequent with increased storm intensities due to climate change. Stay informed on outages by using the Central Hudson Interactive Outage Map and the NYSEG outage map.   the event of a gas-related emergency, call 911 to contact the local fire department. For information regarding electric and natural gas safety, visit https://www.cenhud.com/Safety.    

Customers of Central Hudson can stay informed of storm and restoration conditions in the following ways:

  • By text: Customers should enroll in Central Hudson’s Texting Program to use text messaging to report their power condition and to obtain repair status. To enroll, visit CentralHudson.com/Alerts or text REG to 236483
  • On the Web: Visit CentralHudson.com/Storms to report outages and obtain restoration updates
  • Via smartphones: Updated free Central Hudson mobile applications are available for Android and Apple devices by logging onto www.cenhud.com/mobileapp.
  • Through social media: “Like” Central Hudson on Facebook (Facebook.com/CentralHudson) and “Follow” on Twitter (Twitter.com/CentralHudson)

  • By phone: Call the Central Hudson PowerLine at (845) 452-2700 or 1-800-527-2714, and please use the automated system to report or monitor your power condition.

    • If a member of your household needs electricity to operate life-sustaining equipment, please contact customer service at (845) 452-2700.

Customers of NYSEG can stay informed of storm and restoration conditions in the following ways:

  • By text: Customers with smart meters can enroll in NYSEG Meter Read Alerts and receive text message updates about power outages. Visit your online account to sign up for alerts. Once you are signed up you  can text OUT to 697348 to alert NYSEG of an outage.
  • On the Web: Visit https://www.nyseg.com/outages to report outages and obtain restoration updates.
  • Through social media: “Like” NYSEG on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/NYSEandG/) and “Follow” on X (https://x.com/NYSEandG)
  • By phone: Call 800-572-1131 to report an outage.
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