Officials tweak alert system after tornado robo calls confuse some in Franklin County

[DUH]

By the way DUH wrote:

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My call came 2 hours after the severe storm went by, within 10 miles of my home.
With lives in the balance, you should not give anyone the chance to be wrong - not even once. First time, next time, or the last time.
If they can't do their job 100% correct 100% of the time, they should find another line of work - not be working in countywide emergency services.
You are one of the many in our area who always have low expectations and rarely demand excellence - I can tell by your posting!

This makes me laugh. I must admit, it's hard to make demands one someone who is implementing something for the first time. I would agree with you whole-heartedly if this was the second or third time a few homes got missed, however, that is not the case. My point,(which you obviously missed), was that even slightly flawed, the system is much better than what we had to rely on previously...which was no phone-call system at all. My goodness what it must have been like to have been your children. Feel sorry for them.

[Bill and Ben]

Our weather warning came from the TV.
By the time we received the 911 phone call, it was too late.

[helping]

which phone choice wrote:

Agreeing with "Blessed". Am I correct that this article tell us that if my home and cell are both registered, that if my home machine gets the call first, then my cell will not get it? We can be out of the house.and then what.
So what would be the good of registering more than one phone?
No one know where they will be when something strikes. Home or out.

If you go to the website to register your cell phone you can prioritize which phone number gets called first.

[soclibfiscon]

Obviously, there is no help for the guy in Greencastle. If he can't figure out that 911-911-911 is an emergency call, then he probably won't be able to figure out the other number either.

Stick to the 911-911-911. It makes the most sense.