During severe weather, send via all available delivery modalities to maximize reach — and select the Emergency option to bypass blackout times, send immediately to all contacts, and reach recipients regardless of opt-out preferences.
💡Quick answers
- Why use all delivery methods for weather communications? Sending via phone, email, text, and push notification simultaneously ensures recipients get the message even if they're away from one device.
- What does the Emergency option do? Sends to all contact addresses, ignores blackout windows, and delivers immediately — bypassing standard opt-out restrictions.
- What if I can't send due to a power outage? Call Finalsite support and they will send the message on your behalf.
With the recent and upcoming severe weather, we would like to recommend that clients use all modalities to deliver any urgent or critical messages to their parents, students, and staff.
We know that the safety of your staff and families are of the utmost importance and by sending these messages via all delivery methods, recipients are likely to receive them even if they are away from one or more devices.
Additionally, selecting the Emergency option in the Message Sending interface will send to all addresses, ignore blackout times, and send out immediately.
If you are unable to send out a message, such as those experiencing power outages, please reach out to our support team and we will assist you in any way we can