Gusty Winds in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast; Atmospheric River to Impact the Northwest

Gusty winds are expected from portions of the Mid-Atlantic into the Northeast through the night following the system that brought rain to the area. An atmospheric river will move into the Northwest late today into Saturday bringing moderate to heavy rainfall, mountain snow, windy conditions, and high surf to the area over the weekend. Read More >

As part of the Kansas Severe Weather Preparedness Week, a test Tornado Warning was sent out at 9 am MST this morning. Typically, this warning is used to test NOAA Weather Radios, the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and serves as an opportunity for local jurisdictions to test their outdoor warning sirens. However, this year the test Tornado Warning also activated the Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) system which sends alerts to many cellular devices. When this WEA alert was issued, there was no wording indicating this was a test Tornado Warning.

The cause of this issue has been identified and corrected. We apologize for any inconvenience or anxiety this situation caused.

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Gusty Winds in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast; Atmospheric River to Impact the Northwest

Test Tornado Warning Activates WEA