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Columbia County urges residents to sign up for HyperReach emergency alerts
Summary
Columbia County is promoting HyperReach, a customizable emergency-alert system residents and businesses can sign up for on the county website. The county outlined how to target alerts by address, choose hazard types and delivery methods, and said enrollment takes about 90 seconds.
An agency official for Columbia County urged residents to sign up for HyperReach, the county’s customizable emergency-alert system, saying it can deliver targeted warnings for hazards including tornadoes, hurricanes, flooding, water-main breaks and gas leaks.
The official described HyperReach as a replacement-style option that lets users register for alerts tied to specific addresses — useful for relatives who live in the county or for businesses — and choose how and which alerts they receive. "The answer is HyperReach," the official said, explaining the sign-up steps.
To enroll, the official said, residents should visit Columbia County’s website, find the HyperReach link in the page footer, click through to the HyperReach page and enter contact information. The official highlighted that HyperReach allows users to turn community alerts on or off and to customize weather alerts by type — for example, flash flooding, hurricanes, severe thunderstorms or tornado warnings — or to opt out of weather alerts entirely.
The county contrasted HyperReach with its previous Code Red system, saying Code Red delivered either every notification or none, while HyperReach permits finer control over which notifications reach a user and by what method — text message, phone call or voice message. "It's that simple and takes around 90 seconds to do," the official added, encouraging people to hit submit after completing their preferences.
The announcement focused on user enrollment and customization; no formal actions, votes or policy changes were recorded during the presentation. For residents and businesses seeking alerts, the official directed them to Columbia County’s website to complete enrollment.
