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These are the emergency alerts you need to enable on your phone

Whether it’s tornadoes, flash floods, hurricanes or just bad storms, inclement weather is an ever-present danger no matter where you live. But gone are the days when you had to be glued to the TV to ...
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Alabama introduces shark alerts via Wireless Emergency System: how it works

BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — The next notification on your phone might be one you wouldn’t expect: a shark alert. A new state law now requires Alabama emergency officials to administer a wireless ...
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Loud noise coming from your phone? Don’t panic, NYCEM says

NEW YORK (PIX11) – Cellphones with wireless emergency alerts turned on will hear a test on their phone this Thursday, according to New York City Emergency Management. The Wireless Emergency Alert Test ...
KWQC

Scott County EMA to conduct annual test of Wireless Emergency Alert System

SCOTT CO., Iowa (KWQC) - The Scott County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) will conduct a county-wide test of the Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) system for all cell phones this weekend. Saturday at 1 ...
Tennessean

Bitter cold continues in Middle TN this week. How to get emergency alerts in Nashville.

Forecasters predict bitterly cold air and temperatures as low as five degrees. Residents can receive emergency updates through Wireless Emergency Alerts, NOAA Weather Radio and the FEMA app. Multiple ...