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 ...

Don’t let today’s test of the emergency alert system catch you by ... stop as soon as the user clicks a button. If the phone is off before the test alert is sent and not turned back on in ...

Your cellphone will blare Wednesday afternoon to alert you of a national emergency ... user clicks a button, FEMA says. The alert will not disrupt cellphone operations. The test will send ...

Cellphones all over the country rang out an emergency alarm Wednesday afternoon as part of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's national emergency alert test. FEMA, along with the Federal ...

It's a test of the National Wireless Emergency Alert System by FEMA and ... And even if your phone makes no sound, it will vibrate and light up with the text message which may indicate its location.

There was an incorrect emergency message broadcast ... During Wednesday’s routine test one of the operators pressed the warning button rather than the test button. “This caused the wrong ...

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) -- The federal government will be conducting a nationwide test of the emergency alert system at 12:20 PM Wednesday. The aim of the test is to ensure that the ...