Panic ensues after false alarm warns of incoming ballistic missile threat to Hawaii

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January 13, 2018 7:47 PM

Officials said the emergency alert about an incoming ballistic missile headed for Hawaii was a mistake.

People in Hawaii panicked when they got an emergency alert on their phones warning of an incoming ballistic missile threat.
Officials quickly confirmed afterward that the alert was a false alarm and had been sent out by mistake.

People in Hawaii were sent into a panic Saturday morning when they got an emergency alert on their phones that said, "Ballistic missile threat inbound to Hawaii. Seek immediate shelter. This is not a drill."

Officials said quickly after that the alert went out by mistake and was a false alarm.

The Hawaii Emergency Management Agency tweeted, "

Lt. Commander Joe Nawrocki of the

Civil Defense just confirme... @ Jason Parker

The hotel just figured it w... @ southpaw

What just happened in Hawai... @ Matt Pearce #emo#

Never realized how much I d... @ PJ Vogt

this is way, way more serio... @ Tony Romm

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