FEMA will be conducting a nationwide test of the Wireless Emergency Alert System (WEA) today at 1:18 p.m. CST.
This first ever test will be in the form of a message sent to cell phones connected to participating wireless carriers. The test message will read “This is a Test of the National Wireless Emergency Alert System. No Action Needed.”. This test will be considered a “Presidential Alert” which means you will hear an alert even if your cell phone is on silent.
This WEA test will be followed by a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) over TV and Radio stations and will start at 1:20 CST. This EAS test is similar to those we have experienced in the past.
Link to the FEMA site https://www.fema.gov/news-release/2018/07/23/nationwide-test-emergency-alert-system-be-conducted-september-20-2018
Thanks,
Bart