Local Alerts RVA
Local awareness, without the noise.
Local Alerts RVA is a hyperlocal situational awareness app for Richmond. It combines 911 activity, traffic, power/utility updates, and weather alerts into one feed — filtered around your Watch Point. You control what you see, with calm notifications when you want them.
Built for Richmond, Virginia
What it does
One place to see what’s happening near you — right now.
Local Alerts RVA combines trusted local sources into a single, calm feed centered on your Watch Point (your chosen center + radius). You control what you see, and whether you want notifications.
Everything in one place
One view that pulls in the signals that actually affect your day — without bouncing between apps.
Hyper-local by design
Alerts are filtered by distance, so you get nearby relevance instead of city-wide noise.
Calm, configurable notifications
Turn on notifications when you want them. Choose what types you care about, and get a gentle heads-up when something changes near you.
Included alert types
All shown together in one feed, filtered by your Watch Point.
- 911Public safety and emergency activity
- TrafficIncidents, closures, and slowdowns — plus Checkpoints
- PowerTrack power outages in Richmond and surrounding counties
- WeatherAdvisories, flooding, storm alerts
Built for Richmond, Virginia — designed around local neighborhoods, corridors, and the places you actually move through.
Calm by default
Built for awareness, not adrenaline.
- Nearby-first:filtered around your Watch Point
- No doom feed:only what’s relevant right now
- You’re in control:choose alert types + notification style
How it works
Set your Watch Point. Choose what you care about. Stay calmly informed.
Local Alerts RVA pulls 911, traffic, power, and weather updates into one place — filtered by your chosen center and radius. Add optional notifications, check live traffic views with Checkpoints, or listen to a quick Live Broadcast summary when you want the latest.
Set your Watch Point
Choose your center. Choose your radius.
Set your Watch Point to match your real life — home, work, school, or a commute corridor — and Local Alerts RVA keeps the feed focused on that area.
View Alerts
View all alerts in a single view
Alerts are shown with severity, time, and distance Select one to see more details. Filter alerts based on type.
Traffic that’s actually useful
Traffic alerts plus Checkpoints.
Along with standard traffic incidents and closures, you can use Traffic Checkpoints to pull up live traffic views at key locations. Early testing shows people love this because it answers the real question fast — “Is it actually bad?”
Live Broadcast
A verbal summary of your current alerts.
Tap Live Broadcast to hear a quick, calm rundown of what’s happening near your Watch Point — customized to your area and what’s active right now.
Play Sample
Example broadcast (~46 seconds)
Pricing
Try it FREE for 14 days!
$4 / month
after a 14-day free trial. Cancel anytime.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Can I cancel anytime?
- Yes. You can cancel in a couple of clicks.
- When will I be charged?
- After the 14-day free trial ends.
- Is this an app or a website?
- It works in your browser and can be saved to your home screen.