— The City of Raleigh seriously over-warned Wednesday afternoon when it sent automated text and voicemail messages to 80,000 customers of the city's utilities.

The Public Utilities Department meant to alert eight customers on Bowdoin Drive, south of Strickland Road in north Raleigh, to boil tap water before using it after a drop in water pressure.

However, residents who don’t live on Bowdoin Drive received the advisory as well by mistake.

That amounts to 80,000 customers who got an alert and don't need to take action.

The city clarified the mistake, saying, "If you do not live on Bowdoin Drive in Raleigh, you are not affected by this notice."