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Posted: Tuesday, January 01, 2019 02:36 PM

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City of Sevierville's Code Red Alert To Be Tested Today

SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) -- As part of Tennessee Severe Weather Awareness Week, the City of Sevierville, working with Sevier County and area communities, announced it would be testing the Code Red alert system at 10 a.m. on Friday, March 2.

Sevierville residents who registered to receive alerts through the system should receive a test alert message at the designated time.

The Code Red alert system, working through Sevier County 911, allows residents to receive alerts of emergency situations, including evacuation notices, bio-terrorism alerts, boil water notices and missing person reports. Users can also sign up to receive general alerts, like major road closures or significant city services interruptions, or weather alerts from the National Weather Service.

To sign up to receive alerts, click here, or call the City of Sevierville at 865-868-1695 for more information.