OK, this is kind of weird for here because heavy rain has never triggered our emergency warning system test before but here is what I got earlier. Keep in mind I’m in the hills of TN and 2 or 3 inches of rain this time of year is normal. We usually get it on our weather radio, not our phones.
“THIS IS A TEST ONLY! Due to bad weather starting to come into the area tomorrow, we are testing the Notification System”.
We are supposed to get heavy rain and thunderstorms but no mention of tornadoes or anything. Sun is shining right now. Maybe I’m just hoping for a miracle of some other kind too much.
I know what you mean. I’m in West Texas and have received two emergency warnings this week about dust storms.
Really? A dust storm in West Texas is suddenly a ringing, buzzing, screeching emergency signal complete with instructions on what to do?
I checked my work email and the company meteorologist has indicated that Thursday into Thursday night, there is a good chance of heavy thunderstorms for northern MS, AL, and central TN including Memphis, Nashville, and Chattanooga. the probability decreases into the mountainous area in NE TN.
Heavy rain is predicted Thursday well into the evening with flash flooding, and some nighttime thunderstorms.
Risks overall are damaging winds, flash flooding, and possibly strong tornadoes.
That’s probably why they’re sending the test. I turned all that test stuff off on my phone.