Rare Warning Issued as Extreme Weather Hits

The warning activated the wireless emergency alert system to notify people of an extremely dangerous situation.
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Public Safety During Severe Weather and Other Disasters Could Be Improved With Better Alert Systems and Improved Understanding of Social and Behavioral Factors

WASHINGTON – Our ability to observe and predict severe weather events and other disasters has improved markedly over recent decades, yet this progress does not always translate into similar advances ...
Fox2Now St. Louis

Automated warning system is ready, but some siren failures persist

ST. LOUIS – May’s tornado exposed flaws in the emergency notification system, some of which still present problems. Six months after the deadly storm, there is both good news and bad news to report ...
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Severe weather warning system to be tested in metro Atlanta county

HALL COUNTY, GA — Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency, and National Weather Service officials are preparing for a severe weather warning system test next week in metro Atlanta.
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University Accidentally Sends Emergency Alerts for Tornado, School Shooter and Toxic Spill Simultaneously

The world hasn’t ended yet. But for a brief moment for students at an Alabama institution this Thursday, it probably felt like it was about to. Early that afternoon, the alert system at Auburn ...