False tsunami warning triggers confusion, chuckles in Connecticut

NEW HAVEN >>There is no tsunami coming for Connecticut Thursday — only a storm of incredulous tweets.

That’s the word from the National Weather Service after a tsunami warning was accidently sent out Thursday morning to news outlets and emergency alert systems in Greater New Haven and the New York area.

That message was part of a routine, monthly test at the National Tsunami Warning Center in Alaska, the National Weather Service said shortly before 10 a.m.

During the test, the NWS office in New York sent the test warning message to its radio system and emergency alert systems.

The warning ended up on some local broadcasts and quickly hit Twitter on an otherwise perfect fall morning in Connecticut. Greater New Haven forecasts call for sunshine, cool temperatures and a light breeze in the area Thursday.

“NO Tsunami !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That is all!” WTNH Chief Meteorologist Gil Simmons tweeted amid the confusion around 8:41 a.m.

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