Ginx snewx Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 Folks know I have been touting this for years. Fantastic news http://www.noaa.gov/features/03_protecting/wireless_emergency_alerts.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 Great news! Though, I can hear people complaining about it now - getting something they didn't sign up for, blah blah blah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radarman Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 I believe you need a 4g smart phone with WEA protocol setup though. There's very few of them out there as of now... perhaps some android phones, but no Iphones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radarman Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 Great news! Though, I can hear people complaining about it now - getting something they didn't sign up for, blah blah blah They let you opt out of severe weather warnings, however you can not opt out of messages from the president, which will also flow over the WEA protocol. One thing I slightly disagree with is the decision to not broadcast SVRs over WEA because they were afraid it would cause people to opt out. A SVR nearby could well be a more dangerous situation IMO than a Blizzard Warning that might be put out 6 hours in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwiz Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 They let you opt out of severe weather warnings, however you can not opt out of messages from the president, which will also flow over the WEA protocol. One thing I slightly disagree with is the decision to not broadcast SVRs over WEA because they were afraid it would cause people to opt out. A SVR nearby could well be a more dangerous situation IMO than a Blizzard Warning that might be put out 6 hours in advance. 100% agree. Also, there are times when SVR's are issued they can be just as life threatening as a TOR, especially when you're dealing with potential for microbursts/macrobursts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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