During severe weather, use all available delivery methods to maximize reach — and select the Emergency option to bypass blackout times and send immediately to all addresses.
💡Quick answers
- What should I do when sending urgent weather messages? Use all available delivery modalities so recipients get the message regardless of which devices they have available.
- How do I bypass blackout times for an emergency? Select the Emergency option in the Message Sending interface — this sends immediately to all addresses and ignores blackout windows.
- What if I can't send a message due to a power outage? Contact Finalsite Support and they will assist you with sending the message.
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