Get ready to not freak out. 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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. At 1:20 p.m. Wednesday, Texans will be sent a nationwide emergency alert test on cell phones, wireless devices, radios and TVs.

FEMA is conducting a national test of the Emergency Alert System and Wireless Emergency Alerts Oct. 4 at 2:20 p.m. Eastern Time. These tests are routine and required by law. The tests pose no danger ...

WASHINGTON—FEMA has announced details surrounding its planned national emergency alert test Wednesday, Oct. 4. Conducted in conjunction with the FCC, the national test will consist of two portions, ...

Did you see an emergency alert? It's was hard to miss as it should have blared out of every TV broadcast, radio and cellphone in the United States with a warning tone. The alert was part of the ...

The Federal Emergency Management System has scheduled an Oct. 4 test of its emergency warning systems, and some social media users are broadcasting baseless warnings about it. FEMA, in cooperation ...

Get ready, it's coming. On Wednesday, Oct. 4 at 2:20 p.m. ET/11:20 a.m. PT, your cellphone, radio or TV will blare a jarring electronic noise that signals a test of the nationwide Emergency Alert ...

A nationwide test of emergency alert systems is scheduled for early October. Although it is only a routine test of systems designed to inform the public about incoming threats, the alerts can still be ...

Be prepared to hear an alarm blaring on your phone Wednesday afternoon — but no worries, it will likely just be a government test. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and Federal ...