The National Weather Service says there’s no tsunami threat for the East Coast, despite some residents around New England reportedly receiving a false alarm.
The National Weather Service Boston said Tuesday that there is “NO TSUNAMI THREAT FOR New England.”
Meteorologist Hendricus Lulofs said there was a glitch Tuesday during a routine test. That meant users of some mobile apps received what looked like an actual warning.
He said the National Weather Service is trying to sort out what happened. National Weather Service offices in the region are using social media to get out the word that there’s no tsunami warning.
It is unclear where the initial warning came from. Similar warnings were issued up and down the East Coast.
We have been receiving reports that an erroneous tsunami alert across New England. Please note there is NO TSUNAMI THREAT FOR New England.
— NWS Boston (@NWSBoston) February 6, 2018
The false tsunami warning comes just weeks after a Hawaii emergency management agency sent an alarm warning the state of an incoming ballistic missile. That warning was also intended to be a test message but was mistakenly sent as a real alert, setting off a panic.
Material from the Associated Press was used in this report.
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