Twitter limiting automatic tweets affects severe weather services

CHARLOTTE — A social media platform is making changes that could make it harder for you to receive critical weather information.

Channel 9 Meteorologist Austin Chaney delved into what’s happening and what’s the best solution to keep you safe.

As a meteorologist, Chaney’s duty is to keep people informed on the multiple ways they can receive warnings in times of severe weather.

In today’s day and age, one of those methods is Twitter. However, Twitter has made a change recently that significantly limits the number of automated tweets accounts can send out.

That decision led to numerous national weather service offices posting tweets explaining that they could no longer send out automated warning tweets.

While Twitter lifted the cap last week, it later reinstated it again limiting the number of automatic tweets that can be sent.

As a reminder, the three best ways to receive potentially life-saving weather information during severe weather season are to download the WSOC weather app, tune into NOAA weather radio, and signed up for Wireless Weather Alerts.

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