Cell phone users received a message that said “THIS IS A TEST of the National Wireless Emergency Alert System. No action is needed.” If you didn’t receive a message, here are some possible ...

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 ...

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 ...

A 10-second 'Armageddon alert' siren will sound on millions of UK mobile phones at some point this year as part of a test of the government's emergency alert system. The alert, for which a date hasn't ...

Cellphones that are turned off for the entire 30-minute test period should not receive the alert message once it's turned back on, said FEMA. How to disable future emergency alerts on iPhone.

Alerts are delivered through text message, push notification or email. HNL Alert is replacing HNL.Info Alerts as the island’s mass notification system for weather, emergency and community updates.

Launched in 2012, the Wireless Emergency Alerts system was designed to allow federal, state and local authorities to send messages about severe weather, unfolding disasters and abducted children ...

We’re only a few weeks away from a massive test of the country’s emergency broadcast system. On Wednesday, Oct. 4 at 2:20 p.m. ET (1:20 p.m. CT), cell phones, TVs and radios across the U.S ...

Your electronic devices may have alarmed you on Wednesday — and there's a reason for that. A nationwide test of the federal emergency alert system started broadcasting just before 2:20 p.m. EDT ...

Secondly, emergency alerts should be near instant, arriving at phones within four to 10 seconds of being triggered. As anybody who has received a “Happy New Year” text at 6am on New Year’s Day will ...