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Received the email saying the alert was "off" well *before* I received the email saying it was "on" (about 45 minutes). Never received the SMS, never received the phone call at my office phone until after the alert was canceled. The system doesn't appear to be too effective or useful at this point. John B. Johnston 505 Biochemistry Building East Lansing, MI 48824 Phone: (517) 432-7177 Email: [log in to unmask] "By trying we can easily learn to endure adversity. Another man's, I mean." (Mark Twain) > On 4/6/2010 12:49 PM, Laurence Bates wrote: >> I received the "all clear" 19 minutes before the warning email and >> was in my >> office the whole time. I did not receive any other form of >> notification. >> >> Laurence Bates >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Kim Geiger [mailto:[log in to unmask]] >> Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2010 12:34 PM >> To: [log in to unmask] >> Subject: Re: [MSUNAG] Emergency Warning Anecdote >> >>>>> On 4/6/2010 at 12:31 PM, Gene Willacker<[log in to unmask]> wrote: >>> I just received my e-mail notice about the tornado warning. Based on >>> these headers, it looks as though it may have been in the msu.edu mail >>> queue for about 45 minutes. Anyone else have stories about the >>> emergency >>> alert systems? This would be a good time for DPPS and others to collect >>> data. Co-workers here were getting phone and SMS alerts after the storm >>> had reached Webberville and the sirens were turned off. >> I still haven't received my SMS alert. The email one came in after I >> had >> already moved to a more secure area of the building (away from >> windows and >> my computer). >>