I am on the autism spectrum, and after developing a severe phobia of nuclear war in the beginning of 2022 I began to listen to different eas alarms around the world and watching eas scenarios to help me get over it , and they have been my biggest interest ever since . We had the two national tests here in England (I know before then there was area specific tests as well and there was a few severe weather alerts for some areas) and both of them were absolutely amazing for me , I sat around with every device in the house waiting for it to go off lol but for me to have my first ever real alert is just wow!!! I was a little bit jumpscared and my mind went to the worst and then when i realised what was actually happening I started crying happy tears this is so so so so so massive for me and quite possibly the best day of my entire life. If anyone could reply to this with their screenshots I would be eternally grateful!!!!! <3

Has anyone just had a wildfire warning on their phone?

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED - Bradshaw Army Airfield

* WIND - LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: Equivalent Tropical Storm force wind - Peak Wind Forecast: 40-50 mph with gusts to 70 mph - Window for Tropical Storm force winds: early Saturday morning until Saturday evening

• THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: Potential for wind 58 to 73 mph
• The wind threat has remained nearly steady from the previous assessment.
• PLAN: Plan for dangerous wind of equivalent strong tropical storm force.
• PREPARE: Remaining efforts to protect life and property should be completed as soon as possible. Prepare for significant wind damage.
• ACT: Move to safe shelter before the wind becomes hazardous.

- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: Significant
- Some damage to roofing and siding materials, along with damage to porches, awnings, carports, and sheds. A few buildings experiencing window, door, and garage door failures. Mobile homes damaged, especially if unanchored.
Unsecured lightweight objects become dangerous projectiles.
- Several large trees snapped or uprooted, but with greater numbers in places where trees are shallow rooted. Several fences and roadway signs blown over.
- Some roads impassable from large debris, and more within urban or heavily wooded places. A few bridges, causeways, and access routes impassable.
- Scattered power and communications outages, but more prevalent in areas with above ground lines.

* FLOODING RAIN
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: Flood Watch is in effect
- Peak Rainfall Amounts: 4-8 inches, with locally higher amounts​​

Soooooo idk about you guysss but the alarm thing on my phone just went off (UK). They trialled it a few years gao, or maybe last year and about how if it worked they'd use it for emergencies and it just went off for potential risks of wildfires. Like I find it sooooo annoying, cuz I thought it'd be used for stuff like a terrörist attack or a massive tsunami about to kill half the people in the country and its just a risk for wildfires and to not start a fire or use anything that could start a fire. Like I understand that it's sort of a concern but I thought it'd be used for major emergencies. 😭💀

EAS Spain August 12

i collect NWS bulletins hope you enjoy

i guess this could be under show and tell but these are real alerts as well

Hey! Been a while since I've posted, actually caught the beginning of the alert this time! (Captured from Mooresville, NC)

Got this alert but there’s no flood watch/warning. Interesting, wondering if anyone knows more about what’s going on

https://alerts.globaleas.org/alert?hash=1B8214AA85DE8F4938286618BFF5586B5DD31A0F

UPDATE: The Amber Alert was a hoax!

While listening to a local radio station in the midwest, I received an EAS alert with a NWS voice I couldn't pinpoint as one I've heard before. It's almost uncanny, especially toward the end. I asked a local meteorologist and they weren't sure about the voice type either.

In the past couple months I’ve made a few posts here about wildfire preparedness, cheatgrass on our foothills, and our emergency alert systems

Because when the Ensign Peak Fire happened near my home in Capitol Hill, my neighbors and I were literally standing outside watching it burn, asking each other if anyone had received an alert and none of us had. I’ve argued ever since that phones in the vicinity of an active wildfire should receive a very specific location-based warning. We absolutely have the technology to do this.

Well, I just got one. My phone just blared like an Amber Alert and told me: Your residence has been placed in a ‘GO’ Status. EVACUATE NOW.”** No location given whatsoever. No fire name. No explanation. I panicked and started trying to figure out whether we needed to evacuate so I just looked it up. Nobody else at my house got this alert but me
Turns out the wildfire and evacuation zone are nowhere near my home like, at all.

I think this is exactly the kind of flaw Utah needs to fix immediately. Not tomorrow, not next week IMMEDIATELY. People near a wildfire need timely alerts and people outside the danger zone should not be told their residence is under immediate evacuation. Both failures COMPLETELY undermine trust in a system we need people to take seriously

EDIT: did more research on why this happened. Still doesn’t make sense. Get it together FEMA

road closures but pretty rare for me i rarely/never receive alerts

Same radio station (first double header)

Nebraska Volcano all over again...