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Tsunami Warning Issued For Long Island Was Error, NWS Says
Who got this scary alert on their phone this morning?
A text warning that a tsunami could be headed for Long Island 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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"We are currently trying to find out how a message went out as a warning. We will update you when we find out more," the NWS said.
@accuweather REALLY a push notification that shows a #tsunami warning? That you only see is a test AFTER you open it! pic.twitter.com/pKY2qpVLW6
— Sheryl Freed (@sherylselena) February 6, 2018
***THERE IS NO TSUNAMI WARNING*** A Tsunami Test was conducted earlier this morning, that did have TEST in the message. We are currently trying to find out how a message went out as a warning. We will update you when we find out more.
— NWS New York NY (@NWSNewYorkNY) 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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“#Tsunami warning in effect for North Massapequa until 9:28 AM” - that’s one way to start the day
— Mike D (@M_DeDo_) February 6, 2018
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