WASHINGTON -- This is why you may have gotten a notification from the White House on Wednesday. The government tested a new national alert system that would let presidents send out emergency messages ...
The monthly test of the all-hazard statewide Outdoor Siren Warning System, along with the live audio broadcast segment of the Emergency Alert System, is set for 11:45 a.m. Monday, March 2.
The federal government will test a new national warning system in coming months. It is designed to replace the current patchwork of state-based emergency alerts.