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Alert Iowa will Warn Riders of Severe Weather During RAGBRAI

  • 26 June, 2019
  • Jared

ALERT IOWA is an emergency messaging system. The system allows officials to quickly disseminate emergency information to riders along the route via text message. These messages include Tornado Warnings, Severe Thunderstorm Warnings and Flash Flood Warnings issued by the National Weather Service.  Riders that signed up last year for notifications will need to do so again this year.

Text RAGBRAI to 69310
You will receive a confirmation message upon successfully signing up

The service will be active July 20-27, 2019.
You will only receive emergency notifications.
Standard text rates may apply.

3 Comments

  1. Robert King

    Looking forward to my 29th consecutive RAGBRAI. Always a good time. Every mile; every hill; never sagged. Bob King

  2. James Sgueglia

    An any past riders describe the worst weather situation you have encountered?

    A sever thunderstorm at night does not sound like fun. Wondering how riders have fared in the past. Thanks.

  3. Larry Dews

    How do we sign up and what counties should we sign into?

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