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February 9, 2013 04:28 am GMT
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Severe Winter Storm Tests Cellphone Alert System
The winter storm that's hit the Northeastern U.S., dubbed "Nemo" by the Weather Channel, is testing first responders and emergency preparedness, but it's also testing the a newly implemented system to alert wireless subscribers of emergencies via their cellphones.
Several Verizon customers in the New York City area -- including Mashable staff members -- received an alert about the storm on Thursday. Some T-Mobile customers got the alert, too. Sent via text message, the alerts are part of the new Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) system, a National Weather Service initiative that went into action in mid 2012.
While many got the alert, the goal of WEA system is to send alerts to as many wi…
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