Whoops! State apologizes for waking Floridians with accidental 4:45 a.m. emergency alert

People living in Florida woke up to a sound louder than their alarm clocks on Thursday morning.

An Emergency Alert test was sent to phones across the state around 4:45 a.m.

The message read “Emergency Alert, TEST – This is a TEST of the Emergency Alert System. No action is required.”

The Florida Department of Emergency Management tweeted later in the morning about the alert, saying: “We know a 4:45 a.m. wake up call isn’t ideal. Florida Division of Emergency Management wants to apologize for the early morning text. This particular alert was supposed to be on TV, and not disturb anyone already sleeping. We are taking the appropriate action to ensure this will never happen again and that only true emergencies are sent as alerts in the middle of the night.”

Many disgruntled Floridians took to social media after the startling alert.

Most of the responses on Twitter were not suitable to be shared here.

Minutes later, many heard a test on their televisions for 4:50 a.m. from the Emergency Alert System, which was scheduled.