On Wednesday, Oct. 4 at 2:20 p.m. EDT, every TV, radio and cellphone in the United States should blare out the distinctive, jarring electronic warning tone of an emergency alert. It's a test ...

HIEMA said the test is a routine procedure designed to ensure that the emergency communications systems are functioning ...

STAR-ADVERTISER A screenshot of alerts from HNL Alert and HI-EMA received today. UPDATE 1 p.m. The Hawaii Emergency Management agency said a test alert issued at about 11 :03 a.m. today was part of a ...

A nationwide test of the federal emergency alert system started broadcasting just before 2:20 p.m. EDT to cellphones, televisions and radios across the United States. The test occurred ...

If you don't, it's safe to come out of your bunker. The federal government conducted a nationwide test of its Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) system on Wednesday afternoon, sending messages to all ...

No need to worry. It's simply the Nationwide Emergency Alert Test. The massive national trial, the first since 2018, is scheduled to last approximately one minute. It will only go out once ...

Today was the day for the US government’s big emergency alert drill, which sent a test message to every TV, radio and cell phone in the nation. Starting at approximately 2:20 pm ET on Wednesday ...

At 2:20 p.m. ET / 1:20 CT / 11:20 PT on Oct. 4, cellular devices, televisions, and radio systems across the U.S. will sound off as part of a national emergency alert test designed to ensure that ...

The test will help ensure that Wireless Emergency Alerts and the Emergency Alert System are effective in alerting the public about emergencies, especially national ones. The alert will sound ...

The cellular portion, testing the Wireless Emergency Alerts system, will send a test message to phones for 30 minutes; phones that are turned on and able to receive the alert will sound a unique ...

Today’s test of the Wireless Emergency Alert and Emergency Alert System sent a message to cell phones, televisions and radios across the country. But what if you didn’t get a text message or ...

On Wednesday, October 4 at 2:20 p.m. ET, every TV, radio and cellphone in the United States should blare out the distinctive, jarring electronic warning tone of an emergency alert. It's a test ...