Pause or silence Severe Weather Alerts

Alerts can be silenced from the Severe Weather Alerts card, or it can be silenced and paused for the next four hours from the Severe Weather Alerts information page. 

• To silence an alert from the Severe Weather Alerts card:
  1. Tap Silence Alert.
  2. In the message that pops up, tap Silence to confirm and dismiss the alert at the panel. 
     
     
      
• To silence and pause the alert from the Severe Weather Alerts information page:
  1. Tap  on the Severe Weather Alerts card to navigate to the Severe Weather Alerts information page. 
  2. Tap Silence For 4 Hours.
  3. In the message that pops up, tap Confirm to silence and pause alerts for the next four hours. 
  4. After the panel is silenced for 4 hours, the user has the ability to re-enable alerts by tapping Enable Alerts. This button replaces the location of the Silence For 4 Hours button until alerts are re-enabled or the end of the four hours. The time of when the alerts are paused until also displays on the page. 

When the alert is silenced, the card on the home page displays Alert Silenced: 

When the alert is silenced and then paused for four hours, the card displays Alert Silenced until [time]: 

Alerts can be paused for the next four hours from either the Severe Weather Alerts card or Severe Weather Alerts information page. 

• To pause an alert from the Severe Weather Alerts card: 
  1. Tap Pause Alerts for 4 Hours. 
  2. In the message that pops up, tap Pause to confirm. If an active alert is sounding, it must be silenced locally at the panel. 
     
     
      
  3. When alerts are paused, the card on the home page displays Alert Paused until [time].
     • Alert Paused until [time] can be tapped to re-enable alerts before the end of the four hours. A confirmation message pops up, and the user taps Enable to confirm they want to re-enable severe weather alerts. 
       
       
• To pause an alert from the Severe Weather Alerts information page: 
  1. Tap  on the Severe Weather Alerts card to navigate to the Severe Weather Alerts information page. 
  2. Tap Pause Alerts for 4 Hours. 
  3. In the message that pops up, tap Pause to confirm. If an active alert is sounding, it must be silenced locally at the panel. 
  4. After the alerts are paused for 4 hours, the user has the ability to re-enable alerts by tapping Enable Alerts. This button replaces the location of the Pause Alerts For 4 Hours button until alerts are re-enabled or the end of the four hours. The time of when the alerts are paused until also displays on the page.