Crime & Safety
Tsunami Warning Issued For NJ Was Error, NWS Says
A text warning of a tsunami was intended to be a test, the National Weather Service said.
A text warning that a tsunami could be headed to the East Coast was sent in error Tuesday, causing panic to some before being identified as a mistake.
The alert was sent by the National Weather Service and was received by subscribers from South Carolina up to Connecticut, the service said in a tweet.
Tweets from the National Weather Service and from AccuWeather quickly informed receivers that it was a test and there was no tsunami threat.
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Some users may have received notifications that a tsunami warning is in effect for their area. There are no tsunami warnings in effect at the current time. Again, there are no tsunami warnings in effect. #pawx #njwx #dewx #mdwx
— NWS Mount Holly (@NWS_MountHolly) February 6, 2018
A monthly Tsunami Warning test was issued around 830 am by @NWS_NTWC . We have been notified that some users received this test message as an actual Tsunami Warning. A Tsunami Warning is not in effect. Repeat, a Tsunami Warning is not in effect #chswx #gawx #savwx #scwx
— NWS Charleston, SC (@NWSCharlestonSC) February 6, 2018
The National Weather Service Tsunami Warning this morning was a TEST. No Tsunami warning is in effect for the East Coast of the U.S.
— AccuWeather (@accuweather) February 6, 2018
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