October 4, 2023 there will be a nationwide test of the emergency broadcast system.

[Omega Man]

Looks like on October 4th at 2:20 pm it will be lions and tigers and bears.

No doubt some won’t know but readers of the MOA Forum will.



Unless pre-empted by a real emergency.

OM

 

[pauls1150]

Thanks for the heads-up, the direct You-Tube link will be passed around.
I wonder how the younguns with their noses buried in the screen will react...

 

[Omega Man]

It’s almost T-Time.

OM

 

[Voni]

https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20230803/fema-and-fcc-plan-nationwide-emergency-alert-test-oct-4-2023?fbclid=IwAR0MGQgNwArhBdWkR2sV5SIWcHk3Lx9bjzC71tddICoqojobHtaMTseP4AA

 

[mikegalbicka]

A good explanation of what to expect

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/emergency-alert-test-october-4-2023-fema-fcc-cellphones-tvs-radios/

 

[Omega Man]

Probably won’t have the “flair” and drama of the past-

OM

 

[pglaves]

I am cleaning out everything under my desk to make room, just in case.

 

[Omega Man]

I am cleaning out everything under my desk to make room, just in case.

You do remember that it has to be a wooden desk? Try not to snag your collarbone on the ink well.

OM

 

[52184]

Switching everything to airplane mode at noon MDT…

Best,
DeVern

 

[Omega Man]

Switching everything to airplane mode at noon MDT…

Best,
DeVern

I set my alarm. I didn’t want to miss it.

OM

 

[akbeemer]

Tin foil hats are made.

 

[20774]

Came about 2-3 minutes early here. Basically just like the Amber alerts I've been getting. Meh!

A few minutes later, got it on the TV. Pretty obnoxious!

 

[Omega Man]

I seemed to receive a custom alert-

OM

 

[pglaves]

Nothing here - phone or TV. We live in an information desert. Weather radar blanks before it gets here too.

 

[83014]

Twelve weeks after shoulder surgery, I finally get back on the golf course. It’s a beautiful day, clear sky and 80 degrees. I’m in my downswing when my wife’s phone sounds the alert. Now, I just need to come up with a good excuse for the other 99 strokes.

Doug

 

[Visian]

Also happening today...

 

[glenfiddich]

Neither my wife nor I got anything on our iPhones. Looks like northern Vermont is expendable

Pete

 

[fmdualexhaust]

You have to have it turned on.
Wife got it.
I have mine turned off.

 

[drew]

Just for fun, I turned off all of my alerts and put the iPhone in airplane mode.

Nary a peep.

My coworkers, however, had their phones vibrating and alerting all over

 

[riderr1150gsadv]

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