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Nittersing

(8,381 posts) Sun Apr 16, 2023, 12:34 PM Apr 2023

Weather alerts via Twitter no longer dependable FIND ALTERATE SOURCES

This tweet from the St. Louis National Weather Service is just one of the multitude of tweets going out all across the country.

"Twitter is now limiting automated tweets and as a result this account can no longer post all watches/warnings/advisories as they are issued. We will continue to provide general updates, but ensure that you have multiple means for receiving weather information & alerts."

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Weather alerts via Twitter no longer dependable FIND ALTERATE SOURCES (Original Post) Nittersing Apr 2023 OP

Apparently rectified BadgerKid Apr 2023 #1

For now. Salviati Apr 2023 #3

Good to read.... but... twitter nt Nittersing Apr 2023 #6

That was a false report from a Musk fan. From Matt Binder of Mashable: highplainsdem Apr 2023 #10

People hanging on to twitter mystify me. nt BootinUp Apr 2023 #2

Look up whether your local county EMS or dispatch xmas74 Apr 2023 #4

I use the National Weather Service (NWS). Just a matter of setting it up for any radar allegorical oracle Apr 2023 #5

Cue an "Official Jim Jordan Investigation"@ into why NWS discriminates against Twitter. Midnight Writer Apr 2023 #7

Lol, any fool depending on twitter for weather...good luck. BlackSkimmer Apr 2023 #8

Representative of twitter BootinUp Apr 2023 #9

Lol! BlackSkimmer Apr 2023 #11

Lol! BlackSkimmer Apr 2023 #12

BadgerKid

(5,005 posts)

1. Apparently rectified

Reply to Nittersing (Original post)

Sun Apr 16, 2023, 12:47 PM

Apr 2023

Link to tweet

NEWS: Twitter will allow the National Weather Service accounts to continue Tweeting weather alerts without limits.

Great Job
@TwitterDev

Salviati

(6,059 posts)

3. For now.

Reply to BadgerKid (Reply #1)

Sun Apr 16, 2023, 01:05 PM

Apr 2023

Who can say when the elongated muskrat will change things on a whim again, or the system will just degrade due to unforseen interactions with other untested changes.

If people aren't making some sort of contingancy plans to migrate away from twitter, then they're not really planning wisely.

Nittersing

(8,381 posts)

6. Good to read.... but... twitter nt

Reply to BadgerKid (Reply #1)

Sun Apr 16, 2023, 01:56 PM

Apr 2023

highplainsdem

(62,144 posts)

10. That was a false report from a Musk fan. From Matt Binder of Mashable:

Reply to BadgerKid (Reply #1)

Wed Apr 19, 2023, 10:22 PM

Apr 2023

Link to tweet

BootinUp

(51,323 posts)

2. People hanging on to twitter mystify me. nt

Reply to Nittersing (Original post)

Sun Apr 16, 2023, 12:48 PM

Apr 2023

xmas74

(30,058 posts)

4. Look up whether your local county EMS or dispatch

Reply to Nittersing (Original post)

Sun Apr 16, 2023, 01:07 PM

Apr 2023

Has a system and subscribe. Mine is free and it sends texts for everything from weather to power outages to road closures.

allegorical oracle

(6,480 posts)

5. I use the National Weather Service (NWS). Just a matter of setting it up for any radar

Reply to Nittersing (Original post)

Sun Apr 16, 2023, 01:52 PM

Apr 2023

site in the country. One feature enables me to select my county and I get the next seven days of reports. Find that any reports much past 36 hours in advance get progressively less accurate, 'tho.

Midnight Writer

(25,410 posts)

7. Cue an "Official Jim Jordan Investigation"@ into why NWS discriminates against Twitter.

Reply to Nittersing (Original post)

Sun Apr 16, 2023, 02:01 PM

Apr 2023

BlackSkimmer

(51,308 posts)

8. Lol, any fool depending on twitter for weather...good luck.

Reply to Nittersing (Original post)

Sun Apr 16, 2023, 02:15 PM

Apr 2023

Or any fool depending on twitter for news that is true.

Ah, the good old days...remember when everyone on DU with a twitter account was going to QUIT as soon as Musk took over?

I'm still laughing.