There is already a SMS type system in place for sending out alerts to cell phones. It's called the WEA (Wireless Emergency Alert) system.
In addition to the WEA, a lot of emergency services have their own Twitter feeds that you can have forwarded to you cell. Text the following to 40404 for the San Diego region.
Emergency Twitter feeds
San Diego county emergency: follow readysandiego
Calfire San Diego: follow calfiresandiego
San Diego Imperial County Red Cross: follow sdicredcross
Fema region 9 : follow femaregion9
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