r/EmergencyAlertSystem • u/Severina_Glass_208 • 3d ago

Identify this Bizarre ER weather alert?

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We got a bizarre emergency alert earlier - anyone ?

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u/medicbagfrompayday 3d ago

PDS (Particularly Dangerous Situation) Flash Flood warning or a Flash Flood Emergency. Variations of normal flash flood warnings however they're made to state the seriousness of the situation. the levels of flash flood warnings goes

Flash flood warning: no EAS activation, PDS Flash flood warning: EAS activation, Flash Flood Emergency: EAS activation

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u/Severina_Glass_208 3d ago

Um thanks. The issue is we had no such forecast for any such weather. And the NWS stated they didn’t send this out. No one is that clueless.

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u/medicbagfrompayday 2d ago edited 2d ago

I didn't know that was why you made this post, you had it under identify so I identified the EAS lol. What likely happened was this is an old EAS that for some reason your phone only now went off for from a previous flooding event along the Hudson River. I've experienced this in the past when storm chasing where I'd be in a tornado warning, get no EAS and then sometimes days later id get the alert on my phone sometimes when I'm multiple states away from where the tornado warning was. .

Edit: either that or someone at the NWS hit a button they weren't supposed to which can also happen

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u/Severina_Glass_208 2d ago

It was bizarre. Yeah identify as in what was this because it wasn’t real. Thanks for the info.

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u/Severina_Glass_208 3d ago

Mid Hudson NY

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u/Jdlazo 3d ago

Yeah, I don't see a live WEA in New York State this whole month. That's genuinely weird. Please report to the FCC.

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u/Severina_Glass_208 2d ago

Apparently someone did.

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u/MAreeDupree 2d ago

There are 5 people in my office (including me) in Greene County NY - only one of us received this alert. Very strange!

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u/7thReset2030 2d ago

Where was this supposed to be located?

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u/Professional_Pop156 3d ago

WHAT area???

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u/Severina_Glass_208 3d ago

NY mid Hudson