The cell service that cried wolf?

Published On: January 28, 2025By

Jan. 28. By Dave Vieser. If you own a cell phone and live in Cornelius, you may be among the lucky ones who continue receiving tornado warnings on their cell phones as they drive through town. The problem seems to be concentrated on West Catawba Avenue, near Jetton Road.

This area is adjacent to the towering cell phone tower that was erected three years ago.

From calls Cornelius Today has received plus notes seen on social media, the issue seems to be concentrated on cell phones using the T Mobile system and has been occurring since a real tornado warning was issued several weeks ago.

Cornelius Today has reached out to T Mobile in order to ascertain what is being done to resolve this unusual issue. Stay tuned.

7 Comments

  1. Sonya January 28, 2025 at 1:12 pm

    Yes, this happens to me daily! :(

  2. Bucky Dornster January 28, 2025 at 4:29 pm

    If people are receiving false alerts, that is a violation of FCC rules. This needs to be reported to the Common Carrier Bureau

  3. Anon January 29, 2025 at 9:58 am

    Happens to me daily when I drive on Catawba Ave and pass by the Publix. All devices, including my Apple Watch. Plenty of screenshots if T-Mobile needs to talk with a user who is experiencing the issue.

    • Bucky Dornster January 30, 2025 at 8:12 am

      Please send me some screenshots to the email below. I have started a complaint with the FCC.

    • Bucky Dornster January 30, 2025 at 8:31 am

      Can you send an actual street address of the tower? Or a Google Earth screenshot?

  4. Bucky Dornster January 30, 2025 at 9:49 am

    Both FCC and FEMA have been notified.

  5. JP February 6, 2025 at 5:38 pm

    Yup! Got one today while visiting the area.

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