The National Weather Service Accidentally Sends Out A False Tsunami Warning

This isn’t nearly as bad as the incoming missile alert that freaked Hawaii out a few weeks back, but it’s still annoying.

YOU HAVE ONE JOB.

On Tuesday, the National Weather Service accidentally sent out a Tsunami warning to people across the Eastern US.

Uhh, what? Tsunami warning really @accuweather? pic.twitter.com/ulG7VQYIHY

— Chelsa Crowley (@chelsa) February 6, 2018

Umm I just received a Tsunami warning on Staten Island….. @nynjpaweather @LeeGoldbergABC7 pic.twitter.com/TmVqMeVTrm

— PJ (@optionsnyc) February 6, 2018

Got a tsunami warning alert just as I am about to board the Staten Island Ferry. 2018 is really something special. pic.twitter.com/GFU6F2znll

— Tiffany Edwards (@pinksteam) February 6, 2018

BREAKING: ‘Test’ tsunami warning startles Palm Beach Countyhttps://t.co/1sWz3B34N9 pic.twitter.com/XHb3yTxGuG

— The Palm Beach Post (@pbpost) February 6, 2018

I did a quintuple take

tsunami warning? pic.twitter.com/i8TifRMkMR

— bryan 🌹 (@barduuuk) February 6, 2018

This was a test. There is no actual tsunami, despite the warning.

National Weather Service says some people in parts of the eastern U.S. received a test message as an actual Tsunami Warning, but the message was just a test.

There is no tsunami. pic.twitter.com/70sY2z2PrN

— NBC News (@NBCNews) February 6, 2018

NWS New York: "A Tsunami Test was conducted earlier this morning, that did have TEST in the message. We are currently trying to find out how a message went out as a warning. We will update you when we find out more."

There is no tsunami.

— NBC News (@NBCNews) February 6, 2018

There are corrections all over the place.

***THERE IS NO TSUNAMI WARNING***

A Tsunami Test was conducted earlier this morning, that did have TEST in the message. We are currently trying to find out how a message went out as a warning. We will update you when we find out more.

— NWS New York NY (@NWSNewYorkNY) February 6, 2018

NO current Tsunami Warning, Advisory, Watch, or Threat for the U.S. East Coast – Please refer to https://t.co/AmSHoHNqEK and @NWS_NTWC for up to date information.

— NWS Eastern Region (@NWSEastern) February 6, 2018

904AM: A Tsunami Warning was mistakenly sent by an app. There is no Tsunami Warning in effect. It was just a Tsunami test message.

— NWS Miami (@NWSMiami) February 6, 2018

There are currently NO tsunmai warnings in effect for the Gulf Coast. If you received a tsunami warning from a 3rd party app this morning, it was in error. #lawx #mswx

— NWS New Orleans (@NWSNewOrleans) February 6, 2018

A monthly Tsunami Warning test was issued around 830 am by @NWS_NTWC . We have been notified that some users received this test message as an actual Tsunami Warning. A Tsunami Warning is not in effect. Repeat, a Tsunami Warning is not in effect.

— NWS Wilmington NC (@NWSWilmingtonNC) February 6, 2018

The National Weather Service Tsunami Warning this morning was a TEST. No Tsunami warning is in effect for the East Coast of the U.S.

— AccuWeather (@accuweather) February 6, 2018

For those who may have received a Tsunami Warning via text, this is a technical error. There is no Tsunami Warning for Connecticut.

— WTNH News 8 (@WTNH) February 6, 2018

A monthly Tsunami Warning test was issued around 830 am by @NWS_NTWC . We have been notified that some users received this test message as an actual Tsunami Warning. A Tsunami Warning is not in effect. Repeat, a Tsunami Warning is not in effect #chswx #gawx #savwx #scwx

— NWS Charleston, SC (@NWSCharlestonSC) February 6, 2018

Did you just get a tsunami warning? Don't panic; it's just a test. #htnow #flwx pic.twitter.com/giZGgbwrnw

— Herald-Tribune (@HeraldTribune) February 6, 2018

A botched tsunami test message went out today on the East Coast as an actual tsunami warning. This comes on same day as House Homeland Security Cmte holds hrng on emergency warning system following debacle in Hawaii a few weeks ago

— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) February 6, 2018

Tsunami Warning does ppl just like pushing buttons? (We still love you, Hawaii). Couldn't they have just sent out a heads up that they were going to test a warning text?

— Samuel Walker (@SamtheBAM88) February 6, 2018

didn't ANYONE learn ANYTHING from the Hawaii incident?! Seriously #smh

— Joe Donzelli (@NSU_Joe) February 6, 2018

Accidents happen, but geez people. Get a grip. Easy on the buttons. GAWD.