This was a message from the Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) program. WEAs can be sent by state and local public safety officials, the National Weather Service, the National Center for Missing and ...

Shortly after 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 4, most cell phones should light up with a test message from the National Wireless Emergency Alert System. It’s not the first time the system has been used ...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will be conducting a nationwide emergency alert systems test on Wednesday, Aug. 11 at 2:20 p.m. It will be in conjunction with the Federal ...

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.