Tsunami Warning? No, only a test

Recently browsing the web site, I saw that warnings had been posted for the Portsmouth and Rockingham areas and clicked for more details. The most unbelievable warning popped up — Tsunami Warning! Really? Immediately, the HUGE list of affected areas, starting with “Laguna Madre From the Port of Brownsville to the Arroyo Colorado” had me suspect someone accidentally spilled coffee on the Big Red Button or something. Scrolling, scrolling, scrolling finally got to the actual text, which started out: THIS_MESSAGE_IS_FOR_TEST_PURPOSES_ONLY. Whew! You coulda lead with that…

The alert was gone a moment later.

NWS Tsunami Warning, just a test. Lists every location with ocean access, apparently.
Terrifying Tsunami Warning, just a test