BoM clarified that there is no actual tsunami threat to Australia, and the notifications were solely for testing purposes. Many Aussies believed the alert was real, unleashing on the Bureau for ...

Further down, the app now also expresses the 75, 50, and 25 per cent chance of at least values directly as three separate numbers. "We have had that feedback that people miss the chance of rainfall.

If you received a tsunami warning from the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) app that has started to make you panic, don’t worry. It was a test! At around 11am on Wednesday, an alert for a tsunami was ...

Users of the BOM app now have to agree to a 699-word “terms and conditions” statement that includes “information at this app … may not be accurate, current or complete”.

On Wednesday morning, the BOM app sent a test alert warning about the threat of a tsunami for parts of Australia's east coast after a fictional 8.2 magnitude earthquake hit near New Zealand.

But, speaking at a media conference on Wednesday, Mr Tate said he only received a warning on the BOM app at about 9pm for storms due to hit at 8.45pm. Other residents got the same warning soon after, ...

BOM heatwave conditions forecast for Friday, Saturday and Sunday ... Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate said he personally received a warning from the BOM app at 9pm about storms set to hit his area at 9pm.

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Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate has unloaded on the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) and the timing of their storm warnings on Christmas night, as the tourist city was being lashed by one of the worst storms ...