False Tsunami Warning Causes Panic After Hawaii Scare
February 6, 2018
A terrifying alert appeared on some cell phones along the East Coast and the Caribbean Tuesday morning, warning residents of an impending tsunami. But the National Weather Service issued an all-clear within minutes, letting panicked residents know that the initial alert was a false alarm. The controversial alert came just three weeks after phones in Hawaii blared a bogus warning that the islands were under a ballistic missile attack.
