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EPISODE · Apr 20, 2023 · 5 MIN

Austin Flannery - Accidental Phone Alert

from Beyond the News WFLA Interviews

A "procedural error" is blamed for an emergency test that woke up millions of Floridians before 5 a.m. Thursday morning. The state has fired the contractor and both have apologized. Many of us are vowing to turn off phone alerts. We speak with Austin Flannery of the National Weather Service office in Ruskin (Tampa) on why that may be a life-changing mistake.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode metadata supplied by the publisher feed · Published Apr 20, 2023

A "procedural error" is blamed for an emergency test that woke up millions of Floridians before 5 a.m. Thursday morning. The state has fired the contractor and both have apologized. Many of us are vowing to turn off phone alerts. We speak with Austin...

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