Quote from: Portpatrick on Yesterday at 03:30:15 PMIf Putin launches a nuclear on the NATO base at nearby Northwood.  We will stand in the garden and get fried instantly!

When you see the flash, you just need to duck and cover to be safe.

My phone received the alert today.    I can vouch for the value of the system in principle if properly applied, and trustworthy. Two weeks ago I was ordering dinner at a restaurant in Iasi in Romania. The alert of an incoming storm persuaded us to give up our outside table with a stunning view and retreat inside. 10 minutes later 2cm hailstones were bombarding the glass roof of the restaurant and after about 15 minutes when the storm was over the ground outside had a 10cm layer of ice over it. The alert was of special value for the 1000 or so people attending a concert in a nearby open air theatre. Evacuation of everyone to a safe sheltered area in a neighbouring shopping centre was accomplished without problem apparently.

Quote from: woodbury22uk on Yesterday at 04:15:34 PMMy phone received the alert today.    I can vouch for the value of the system in principle if properly applied

Yep - it was used in Wales when we had really bad storms.

All the test seems to have discovered so far is that crashed some dog tracking collars 

Still waiting to find out if the iphone people fixed the fact you couldn't screen-read the alert as it turned out last time.

Quote from: Hiawatha on Yesterday at 03:54:44 PM

Quote from: Portpatrick on Yesterday at 03:30:15 PMIf Putin launches a nuclear on the NATO base at nearby Northwood.  We will stand in the garden and get fried instantly!

When you see the flash, you just need to duck and cover to be safe.

in the event of a nuclear attack:

remove your hat

loosen tie and unbutton shirt collar

undo trouser belt

bend down

put your head between your legs

and kiss your arse goodbye.

I had TWO mobiles on me at 15:00 - neither sounded an alarm but I was within hearing distance of many people whose phones DID sound the alarm. Do I just keep my hat on?

Quote from: KevTheBusDriver on Yesterday at 07:29:48 PMDo I just keep my hat on?

Joe Cocker and Tom Jones say "Yes"

all peaceful at this location.
old 3G flip phones don't get the alerts, another way for free gear to reduce the pensioner population

The Lancaster flew south over us yesterday too. Shame it didn't have any single engine Merlin powered aircraft flying as escorts with it, but good to see second gen technology still in use 

Living where we do here in Japan I am a regular recipient of emergency alerts on the phone. They can be quite granular depending on what it is for and where one is. For example last Friday due to the typhoon (yes its that season again) it went off about 4 times with landslide risk (due to the heavy rain) emergency evacuation alerts for various parts of various wards within the city. The wind and rain in themselves were not too bad in Yokohama so the typhoon itself did not trigger a warning (not strong enough to be knocking folks over... ) - we do get them though for very bad storms, earthquakes (of course - although the warning interval may not be very long prior to those nasty S-waves turning up as they travel 2 or 3 miles per second ) and tsunami of course. And I guess one day there will be a big one when the top blows off Fuji-san... ah well - similar reaction to that of @Bigmac if a nuke goes off ...