Sheriff's Office • 100 North Fifth Avenue West • Duluth, MN 55802
Phone: (218) 726-2340 • www.stlouiscountymn.gov
Ross Litman
Sheriff
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: February 5, 2020
Media Contact: Duane Johnson,
Emergency Management Coordinator, St. Louis County Sheriff's Office
False evacuation alert sent in error to portion of St. Louis County
A double error from the state Homeland Security and Emergency Management (HSEM) Division has led to confusion and concern in Floodwood and several other communities. There is no evacuation order in place, nor any reason to do so.
HSEM tests its Integrated Public Alert and Warning System weekly, but today's message was distributed beyond the test environment. Further complicating the situation, the portion of the message saying "this is a test" was cut off. Communities in several counties, including St. Louis County, received this message.
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