Then, go to the Safety and Emergency section. From here, tap on Wireless Emergency Alerts and toggle "Allow alerts" on to make sure you're receiving emergency notifications.

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Many of them will override silent mode as well. Also, be sure to sign up for your local city or county emergency alert system, which may offer targeted text messages, phone calls or emails, too.