People in the U.S., who brave hurricanes, storms and other natural disasters every year, will now get emergency alerts as an emergency alert system will be tested across the country on Wednesday. The ...

In early September 2023, readers asked Snopes for confirmation of reports they had seen online claiming that a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) ...

Don’t worry. This is a test. It is only a test. On Wednesday, Oct. 4, Americans will see their phones light up and hear it make a noise or vibrate following a nationwide test of emergency alert ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. “This is only a test” … of the country’s new Emergency Alert System (EAS). That was the message ...

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 ...