Wireless Emergency Alerts are messages that are sent to your phone by authorized government agencies, like the National Weather Center, and local public safety departments.

Multnomah County will test its Wireless Emergency Alert system Thursday at 2 p.m., sending notifications to up to 1 million cell phones across the metro area, including devices in neighboring counties ...

NEW ORLEANS — In your Breakdown: How to make sure Wireless Emergency Alerts on your phone are turned on. WEA alerts will sound on all phones in a specific area. They’re sent by authorized government ...

The national system for sending emergency alerts to mobile phones will be tested for the second time this afternoon, on Sunday, 7 September. The alerts are designed for situations where there is an ...

A man surveys tree debris at Louise Hays Park in Kerrville on July 6 after heavy rain caused flooding along the Guadalupe River. In a state where hurricanes, tornadoes and flash floods are a constant ...

The sound, which rang out at 3pm ... The government doesn’t need to know your number to send you an emergency alert. Instead, mobile phone masts within a selected area will send out a signal to all ...

The government has urged people to "keep their cool" when the national system for sending emergency alerts to mobile phones in the UK is tested on Sunday. At 15:00 BST, compatible phones will vibrate ...

VAN BUREN COUNTY, Mich. (WSBT) — Three counties in Southwest Michigan will test their Emergency Alert Systems at 10:50 a.m. Wednesday. Allegan, Berrien, and Van Buren counties will be testing the ...

The government will send out an emergency alert to millions of people across the UK on Sunday, September 7 - but how exactly does it work and how did they get your number?

The alert system could serve to warn UK citizens about future hazards like wildfires, severe flooding, and extreme storms ...

Siren sounds blared from mobile phones across the UK on Sunday afternoon as the national emergency alert system underwent its second test. At approximately 3pm, devices connected to 4G and 5G networks ...

In a state where hurricanes, tornadoes and flash floods are a constant threat, the shrill tone of an emergency alert is supposed to cut through the noise. But for many Texans, those urgent warnings ...