Georgia Department of Emergency Management: ‘No radiologitical emergency’

An alert was broadcasted across all of Georgia around 8 a.m. Thursday morning that indicated a radiological hazard warning.

The warning sparked many questions on social media as to what the warning pertained to, and if it was valid.

But according to the Georgia Department of Emergency Management who later on in the day issued a statement regarding the alert, the warning was a test of their system and that there was no radiological emergency.

They said:

“You may have received a **TEST** emergency alert this morning regarding a radiological emergency in Georgia. We regularly test our emergency alert systems to ensure they are working properly and this was ONLY A TEST MESSAGE. There is no radiological emergency.”

Georgia EMH

You may have received a **TEST** emergency alert this morning regarding a radiological emergency in Georgia. We regularly test our emergency alert systems to ensure they are working properly and this was a ONLY A TEST MESSAGE. There is no radiological emergency.