FEMA, in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission, will conduct a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System and Wireless Emergency Alerts on Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018. The WEA portion of the test, which will be sent to consumer cell phones, will begin at 1:18 p.m. Central Time. The EAS portion of the test, which will be sent to radio and television, will follow at 1:20 p.m. Central Time.
For more information about the tests, please see FEMA's website.