Back in June, TUAW reported on the new Wireless Emergency Alerts system from the US National Weather Service. At that time, the system -- which alerts smartphone owners in areas under a severe weather warning -- didn't support iPhones and the system was available on Sprint, Verizon, and T-Mobile networks plus a handful of AT&T cities.
Well, the system is apparently working with the iPhone 5 at present, as I received the alert you see at right earlier today. The area where I live is currently under a blizzard warning, so I received the message. My wife uses an iPhone 4S on AT&T and did not receive the alert, and Erica Sadun -- with the same equipment and network -- was also left in the dark. I'm not sure if
