[FYI - AMERICANS] FEMA will be testing the Emergency Broadcast Text system today! Your phone may be making angry noises at you! Do Not Be Alarmed! This is a Test! The emergency alert system, or EAS, test will take place Wednesday, Aug. 11 at 2:20 p.m. ET (1:20 p.m. CT).
oh gods bless you, I'd've had a problem if that just dropped on me
good to know, thanks
Good information to have, I remember I used to freak out when the sirens would go off, It would be worse if it was my phone in the middle of a work day
I mentioned it to my people here. Of course, because we're in the middle of monsoon season, it goes off like that every time it rains because of the flooding.
and we've had tornado outbreaks every day for a week so yes good to know
Oh, well, this explains right wing Twitter!
220pm EST is 1120 am PST
oh thanks for the heads up!
Your Radio, TV And Cellphone May Start Blaring Today... looks like it should only alert your phone if you signed up for test alerts
Thanks for letting me know. I’ll remind my colleagues at work
Glad I did because students are scheduled to be taking an exam at that time so I was able to give an instructor the heads up.
errantwritings: thanks!
Oh thank god I saw this now I’m on lunch and on my phone the whole time ffff
IT'S HAPPENING! lol
on my tv at least. nothing on my phone
oh there it goes on my phone. that was fun while it lasted. I'm early entertained thanks for the heads up!
ironically....literally tornado warnings in my area at the same time. damn.
Hunh. Never went off on my phone.
Mine either
Nor mine!
or mine. hm.
havent got one while at work nor did i hear any screaming phones around work
nothing here either!
they cancelled the alert in areas where there was a heat advisory for tomorrow
ah okay we've got that for sure
Ahhh
No alert for me either
Ah yes that would be here then
no alert here (NorCal) but i know the alert system works, seeing as i've been getting them for weeks for other things.
No alert here, or a heat advisory (Georgia)
No alert here (washington state), but i was out of cell range for a bit
no alert here (AZ)
I happened to be in my car at that time and it definitely went off on ALL SiriusXM radio stations.
also no alert (CO)