IPAWS currently has five dissemination pathways with emerging technologies always on the horizon. Each alert pathway has a specific subset of the public it will reach. For instance, the EAS will reach those who are tuned into a television or a radio while WEA will reach those with wireless devices.

* IPAWS – NOAA Weather Radio connections for Non-Weather Emergency Message (NWEM) are currently online as of August 2021, please check with your local Weather Forecasting Office (WFO) for operation details.