Tornado Warning test sparks confusion for cell phone owners
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ST. LOUIS (WGEM) A Tornado Warning alert was inadvertently sent to some cell phones by the National Weather Service on Tuesday without any indication it was part of a monthly test.
Kevin Deitsch at the National Weather Service in St. Louis stated as part of the Missouri Severe Weather Preparedness Week, a test Tornado Warning was sent out at 10 a.m. on Tuesday.
Deitsch stated typically, this warning is used to test NOAA Weather Radios and the Emergency Alert System (EAS). However, this year the test Tornado Warning also activated the Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) system which sends alerts to many cellular devices.
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