Social Media On Loud, Startling Emergency Weather Alert: 'Thanks For Waking Up The Entire House'
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Millions of mobile phones in the Los Angeles area lit up Wednesday night with a howling alert warning of strong winds that could create extreme fire danger.
The California Office of Emergency Services issued the alert at exactly 8 p.m., encouraging recipients to "Stay alert. Listen to authorities."
Fires in the Los Angeles area have burned more than 100,000 acres, an area greater than the entire city of Atlanta, since early Tuesday.
The alert with a long, loud tone startled users on social media, who were quick to respond to the message. Some responses were serious. Some were less so.
Just received a high wind alert! Keep safe everyone! ???????????????? pic.twitter.com/EXQbRkK4eA
— Jen - Don't Fvck with Cats ???????????????????????????????????????? (@justlikehvn) December 7, 2017
these Emergency Fire alert warnings blaring on my phone are encouraging me to go put out this fire my damn self. ill go huck some water balloons #LAFires
— surfnakd23 (@surfnakd23) December 7, 2017
Oy. Don't love getting this alert on my phone ???? Stay safe everyone! #CaliforniaWildfires #CAFires pic.twitter.com/MSEcJ7C8NF
— Talia Osteen (@TaliOsteen) December 7, 2017
This is really scary, got this same alert. Will @realDonaldTrump do anything to help #SoCal?Unlikely... #LAFires #SoCalFires #LosAngeles #Fire #Emergency https://t.co/TmzTOqV1Lh
— Alicia Hollinger ???????? (@AliciaHollinger) December 7, 2017
Hey thanks for that massively loud alert on my phone @NotifyLA but the bright orange sky and falling ashes was enough of an alert to get me to go to the store and pickup respirators. Thanks for waking up the entire house though. ???????? ???????? pic.twitter.com/oXLQBPMotQ
— ????????Ramstein???????? (@Ramsteinrig) December 7, 2017