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  2. Why everyone’s phone will alarm at 2:20 pm ET on Wednesday

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    The first-ever test of the Emergency Alert System occurred more than a decade ago, in 2011. ... Harris says Biden 'courageous' for choosing to step aside. See all elections. In Other News.

  3. Here's why you may not have received the Emergency Alert ...

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    The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) began sending notifications to phones in a nationwide emergency alert system test at around 2:18 p.m.

  4. Emergency alert test – live: Government reveals why phone ...

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    April 23, 2023 at 9:41 AM. Millions of people across the country received the first-ever nationwide test of the government ’s new emergency alert system today. While the alert was scheduled to ...

  5. Emergency Alert System - Wikipedia

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    Emergency Broadcast System, Local Access Alert. The Emergency Alert System (EAS) is a national warning system in the United States designed to allow authorized officials to broadcast emergency alerts and warning messages to the public via cable, satellite and broadcast television and AM, FM and satellite radio.

  6. Wireless Emergency Alerts - Wikipedia

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    An example of a Wireless Emergency Alert on an Android smartphone, indicating a Tornado Warning in the covered area. Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA, formerly known as the Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS), and prior to that as the Personal Localized Alerting Network (PLAN)), [1] is an alerting network in the United States designed to disseminate emergency alerts to mobile devices such as ...

  7. Harris County, Texas - Wikipedia

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    Harris County, Texas. Harris County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas; as of the 2020 census, the population was 4,731,145, [1] making it the most populous county in Texas and the third-most populous county in the United States. Its county seat is Houston, the most populous city in Texas and fourth-most populous city in the United ...

  8. Did your cell phone make a screeching noise today? Here’s why

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    This message, which ran for approximately one minute, stated: “This is a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System, issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, covering the United ...

  9. Houston Metro - Wikipedia

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    The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (METRO) is a major public transportation agency based in Houston, Texas, United States. It operates bus, light rail, bus rapid transit, HOV and HOT lanes, and paratransit service (under the name METROLift) in the city as well as most of Harris County. It also operates bus service to two cities ...