- A local news anchor from Houston posted a screenshot showing several frightened text messages she received after a false emergency alert went out warning of an impending ballistic missile threat to Hawaii.
- The anchor, Sara Donchey, said on Twitter that her family lives in the state.
- "They were hiding in the garage," Donchey tweeted. "My mom and sister were crying. It was a false alarm, but betting a lot of people are shaken."
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News anchor posts terrified texts she received after a false alarm about an impending ballistic missile threat in Hawaii
One message read: "Honey take shelter. I love you."
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Sara Donchey, an anchor at local NBC affiliate KPRC2 in Houston, Texas, woke up to a string of terrified texts from her family in Hawaii after an emergency alert went out about an incoming ballistic missile threat to the state.
The alert, which sent people in the state into a panicked frenzy, turned out to be a false alarm.
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