August 8, 201610 yr Imagine this: You’re driving down the highway, humming along to your favorite tunes, when the cell phone stowed in your bag suddenly makes a strange noise. To investigate, you take the next exit and safely pull over to check the screen. Good thing you did: Your phone just alerted you to a tornado a few miles away in same county you’re driving through. Sound plausible? It is. America’s wireless industry is helping to build a Weather-Ready Nation through a nationwide text emergency alert system, called Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA), which will warn you when weather threatens. And check out real stories of how WEA has saved lives across America. Weather warnings on the go!
August 8, 201610 yr I was in Garrard County a few weeks ago and my phone made that noise for a flash flood warning. Scared the heck out of me because I had only heard it before in regards to an Amber Alert.
August 8, 201610 yr Great idea. Although I think they should include Severe Thunderstorm Warnings as well.
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