ASHEVILLE - Weather alerts from the National Weather Service blasted out by local media, and from city and county emergency notifications by phone and text messaging were — in many cases — life-saving warnings in the days and hours leading up to Tropical Storm Helene last September.

The deadly storm swept away homes, roads, bridges and other structures. More than 100 people across North Carolina died as a result of Helene.

As North Carolina is in the midst of another dangerous hurricane season, signing up for local emergency alerts and heeding evacuation orders can give you critical information to make decisions.

Following are directions for signing up for emergency weather alerts in Western North Carolina.

Asheville and Buncombe County alerts

AVL Alert is an emergency and non-emergen

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