Social-networking: An important tool during severe weather, especially if the power goes out!

During the tornado outbreak on March 2, it was clear that mobile devices were important to YOU!

More than 20,000 9 News viewers used their smartphones and iPads to watch our live stream of severe weather coverage.

In addition to the 9 News mobile apps(which can be downloaded at wcpo.com/mobile ), social-networking can be an important tool to help keep you and your family safe, especially if the power goes out.

If you’re a Facebook user, “Like” the WCPO – 9 On Your Side Facebook page to get the latest warnings and reports. 

We also want to see YOUR reports, videos, and photos of severe weather as it’s happening. Post them directly to our Facebook page!

Twitter can also be a valuable tool during severe weather as you can find out information and have conversations about the weather, in real-time.

You can go to the WCPO or the wcpoweather Twitter pages to get updates on severe weather.  See reports from Tri-State residents as well by using the hashtag “#CincyWX".

To do this, go to the search bar at the top of your Twitter page.  There, you will type # CincyWX.  A list of storm reports, pictures, and video containing that hashtag will then pop up for you to browse.

You can also post YOUR photos and weather reports on Twitter for others to see, just don’t forget to include the hashtag “#CincyWX” on your post.

Wondering what a hashtag is?

According to Twitter, a hashtag is defined as:  “The # symbol, called a hashtag, is used to mark keywords or topics in a Tweet. It was created organically by Twitter users as a way to categorize messages.”

Click here to learn more about hashtags from Twitter: https://support.twitter.com/articles/49309-what-are-hashtags-symbols#