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High Point’s 911 emergency call system was unavailable for more than two hours Wednesday.

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper spent much of the day Friday assessing the impact of Tropical Storm Michael, which swept through the state Thursday, hitting the Triad particularly hard.

With Hurricane Florence on the way, local emergency service agencies are urging residents to be cautious. 

One of the services that radio stations like WFDD provide is broadcasting alerts from the National Weather Service.

The current 911 system was built in the 1960s and it’s pretty out of date.

New technology will connect the state’s 117 centers through internet-based routing services.