Get text messages on your mobile phone or PDA with news, weather and more from SouthCoastToday.com.

Stay connected to us wherever you are! Now you can get breaking news updates along with other area information sent to you as a text message to your wireless device.

SouthCoastToday.com has created the following message categories for you to choose from to get updates as text messages on your wireless device.

• Breaking News - Get breaking news and emergency alert information for our area and around the nation.
• Daily Weather Forecast - Receive the local weather forecast as a text message each morning.
• Severe Weather Alerts - Receive severe weather warnings sent directly from the National Weather Service 24/7. (Please note: all Weather advisories are subject to a quiet time between 11:00 PM and 5:00 AM during which time all messages will be queued and delivered when the quiet time ends. Severe weather warnings are not subject to this quiet time and will be delivered when issued by the National Weather Service.)

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In Step 2 of the sign up process, a personal authorization code will be sent to your mobile phone or email address. You will need to enter the 5-digit code in the next screen within (5) minutes in order to verify and complete your enrollment in the system. Do not navigate away from that screen until your enrollment is complete.

Important: Our systems are tested for performance and reliability on a frequent basis. However, normal network transmission limitations can occur from time-to-time and may cause delays in the receipt of messages.