(08-09-2023, 12:26 AM)gman Wrote: But will it be limited to weather? It says breaking news and alerts and every time Trump breaks wind, CNN make it breaking news! Weather I get but for the rest, let people rely on their phones.
No, its highly unlikely CNN Max alerts would be used for weather. Thats not how Weather warnings issued in the US and Canada. They are very localized and the warning are triggered from a local national weather office. As they would be disruptive on a national basis. Also within one storm system 1-20 or more tornado warnings can be issued. And multiple tornadoes can drop and this can continue for hours. They wouldnt send out a Tornado warning for Alabama and sun is shining a couple of hundred miles away in Atlanta.
(08-09-2023, 12:53 AM)dvboy Wrote: Do you not have mobile phones?
Have you heard of Tornadoes? Relying on mobiles phone is not the solution and is not the strategy set out by the National Weather Service.
www.weather.gov
The EAS warning systems is built on utilizing MOBILE, BROADCAST and CABLE TV , AM/FM RADIO, NOAA RADIO and OUTDOOR SIRENS.
This how warnings are shown as red polygons. And are issued with in moments a tornado is seen on radar or their a potential rotation shown in the storm. In the areas outside the polygon, their phones, sirens or radios will not be triggered.
Here you can see how numerous and how localize tornado warning are. Each polygon represents a separate tornado warning officially issued.
Unless you are unaware, Tornadoes and other severe weather in the US and CANADA is not similar to the usual mild UK weather. It wont simply blow over your lawn chairs. They kill. So utilizing all forms of broadcast media prevents you and your family from being killed as you drive down the road, sleep in your bed in the middle of the night or watching Dancing With the Stars on ABC. So yes Canadians and Americans have Mobile phones and no they arent relied on as the ONLY source of warning of impending death. The danger is that one point may fail and multiple points of warning is needed to alert people to take the proper precautions and still people are killed. So again using only mobile phones is not the solution and likely will never be. Its not something you can just turn over and go back to sleep. You have to move and do something to protect you and your family.
OUTDOOR SIRENS
www.youtube.com
FM RADIO
youtu.be
NOAA WEATHER RADIO & MOBILE PHONES (Many Americans have NOAA radios they will be triggered in a localized area and make a noise or flash lights when a tornado warning is issued. In addition to your mobile phone going off.)
www.youtube.com
TV ALERTS (As you will see the EAS systems in some areas, Takes over the screen no matter what channel you are watching. They dont all operate the same, but the idea is the same.)
www.youtube.com